Mandatory Vaccines for Some Home Care Workers Included in White House's Plan to Combat COVID-19
Mandatory Vaccines for Some Home Care Workers Included in White House's Plan to Combat COVID-19
The White House today announced a six-pronged plan to combat COVID-19, including mandatory vaccinations for home care workers who are employed by a provider that receives Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement.
The following is an overview of the mandate, which affects more than 17 million health care workers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking action to require COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement, including but not limited to hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical settings, and home health agencies. The requirement will apply to nursing home staff as well as staff in hospitals and other CMS-regulated settings, including clinical staff, individuals providing services under arrangements, volunteers, and staff who are not involved in direct patient, resident, or client care. These requirements will apply to approximately 50,000 providers and cover a majority of health care workers across the country.
Click here to read the plan for health care workers on CMS' website.
HCAF is monitoring this development and will provide more updates when they are available.
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- CMS to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Workers in ‘Most Health Care Settings’ — Including Home Health Care (Home Health Care News, 9/9/21)
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Expansion of Vaccination Requirements (HomeCare, 9/9/21)