{"id":"FED-163","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (Medicare and Medicaid LTC facilities)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"CMS, Quality, Safety \u0026 Oversight Group","authority":"42 C.F.R. § 483.80(d)(3), (g)(1)(viii)-(ix) (CMS-3414-IFC, FED-094)","instrument":"CMS-3414-IFC, 86 Fed. Reg. 26306 (May 13, 2021) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(d)(3)) and QSO-21-19-NH","title":"QSO-21-19-NH","dateIssued":"2021-05-11","effective":"2021-05-21 (with the IFC)","end":"through the PHE (later revised)","startDate":"2021-05-21","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC","VAX","EMP"],"addressees":["all Medicare/Medicaid certified LTC facilities; State Survey Agencies"],"clause":"On May 11, 2021, CMS published an interim final rule with comment period (IFC). This rule establishes Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff. This includes new requirements for educating residents or resident representatives and staff regarding the benefits and potential side effects associated with the COVID-19 vaccine, and offering the vaccine. Furthermore, LTC facilities must report COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics treatment information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u0027s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).... Noncompliance related to the new requirements for educating and offering COVID-19 vaccination to residents and staff will be cited at F-tag 887, and noncompliance related to COVID-19 vaccination reporting will be cited at F-tag 884.","enforcement":"F-tags F887 and F884; civil money penalties","functions":["RS/IC","HR/WF (education and offering to all staff including contract staff)","OF reporting"],"notes":"Implements FED-094; in force on every day of 2021Q3.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-21-19-nh.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":285398,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-A","url":"/library/FED-163","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-163","citation":"CMS, Quality, Safety \u0026 Oversight Group, CMS-3414-IFC, 86 Fed. Reg. 26306 (May 13, 2021) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(d)(3)) and QSO-21-19-NH (May 11, 2021) (Ex. FED-163)","stateName":"","related":["FED-094","FED-156","FED-155"]}