On November 5, 2021, the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies (CMS) revealed an interim closing rule that requires vaccinations for sure well being care employees. The rule is restricted to solely these entities who’re surveyed by CMS and have Situations of Participation, Situations for Protection, or Necessities for Participation within the Medicare and Medicaid packages. Our well being care workforce just lately summarized the rule, and is constant to observe developments on this space.

As well as, our labor and employment workforce additionally supplied the same overview of the brand new Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) closing rule. OSHA has issued its COVID-19 Emergency Momentary Normal (ETS) for personal employers, which fits into impact on December 5, 2021, although as of this posting, the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the fifth Circuit briefly blocked the mandate whereas the courtroom opinions it.