CMS and OSHA Release Interim Final Rules Regarding Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released separate, but complementary regulations that will establish COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The Interim Final Rules and the related Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) that they create will be officially published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 5, 2021, and will be effective immediately with vaccination required by January 4,, 2022.
The CMS rule applies to certain Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers who are regulated under specific health and safety standards known as Conditions of Participation.