Less than one week after hearing oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed injunctions against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule (“Vaccine...more
1/14/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule (“CMS Vaccine Requirement”) heads to the Supreme Court, CMS will resume enforcement in the half of U.S. states not...more
12/31/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Two U.S. District Courts issued preliminary injunction orders this week barring CMS’ implementation of the Ominibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule (“CMS Vaccine Mandate”) on a nationwide basis. The CMS Vaccine...more
12/6/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In the latest update to the fight surrounding vaccination of health care workers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of...more
12/6/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On October 29, 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced it was delaying the compliance deadlines for information blocking and other health IT provisions initially...more
11/2/2020
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Information Technology ,
ONC ,
Regulatory Requirements