CMS-3415-IFC, Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, 86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (Nov. 5, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (fifteen categories of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers)

Level

Federal

Authority

Social Security Act §§ 1102, 1871 and the provider-specific CoP authorities

Issued

2021-11-04 Nov. 4, 2021

Effective

2021-11-05; Phase 1 by December 6, 2021. (read as 2021-11-05)

End

2023 (withdrawal not verified here)

In force

Nov. 5, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Limitation types

Health care ordersVaccination or testing

Addressees

• ASCs, hospices, PRTFs, PACE, hospitals, LTC facilities, ICFs-IID, home health agencies, CORFs, CAHs, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, CMHCs, home infusion suppliers, RHCs/FQHCs, ESRD facilities

Functions reached

• none in the claim period

Collection

Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

The revisions to the requirements establish COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff at the included Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.... This IFC directly applies only to the Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers listed above. It does not directly apply to other health care entities, such as physician offices, that are not regulated by CMS.

Enforcement

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