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In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“ OSHA ”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ ETS ”) that would require, amongst other things, employers with 100 or more employees to adopt a mandatory COVID-19vaccination policy. An overview of the OSHA Vaccine Policy requirements can be accessed here.
Addressing Declines in COVID-19Vaccination Rates and COVID-19 Treatment. A pre-Thanksgiving analysis of this data revealed that just 45% of SNF residents and 23% of SNF staff were up-to-date with COVID-19vaccines and boosters.
The rise of the COVID-19 Delta variant and new immunization mandates creates concerns and complexities for hospitals, nursinghomes, long-term care and other providers. As of October, about 70% of nursinghome and LTC workers were fully vaccinated. Findings Ways to Address the Challenge.
A recent report found that financial stability and margins improved for nearly half of rural hospitals after a merger, acquisition or affiliation with a larger system. More than a quarter of rural hospitals currently have negative operating margins. The guidance goes into effect February 24, 2025. health care costs by $38B annually.
For this alert, “nursinghomes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). COVID Regulations Impacted CMS issued several interim final rules during the PHE. COVID Testing Requirements. In 2020, CMS revised the nursinghome infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80
The Interim Final Rule builds on the Administration’s August 18, 2021 announcement of a vaccination requirement for nursing facilities. This new rule will apply not only to nursinghome staff, but also to staff in hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and home health agencies.
Nursinghomes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the CMS as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19vaccine requirements for their staff. COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Matrix.
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