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Advocacy Alert - Updates from CMS & OSHA

CMS Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations 

The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus

Under this standard, covered employers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work. 

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The FPIC Advocacy Committee is closely following the implementation both the CMS Regulation and the OSHA Temporary Standard, and we will have a one hour Webinar in December to provide more information to our members. Please stay tuned to your email for details on the upcoming Webinar.