Nearly two years after issuing its final interim rule requiring COVID-19 vaccination for certain health care workers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a final rule addressing several regulations regarding vaccination, i COVID-19 testing and education requirements in healthcare settings. In summary, the rule eliminates the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for staff of certain categories of health care providers participating in Medicare and ends the COVID-19 vaccination testing requirement for staff in long-term care facilities (“LTC”). In addition, the rule finalizes previously interim provisions regarding COVID-19 immunization…
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