With the goal of creating a more “stable workforce” and addressing the “shortage of health care workers” in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed into law legislation that will increase the minimum wage for certain...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidance and separate compliance deadlines for 24 of the 25 states in which the CMS vaccination mandate was enjoined before last week’s Supreme Court decision lifting...more
1/24/2022
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After operating in limbo for a little over two months, Medicare/Medicaid certified facilities across the country now know one thing for certain—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interim Final Rule mandating health...more
1/17/2022
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On December 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued long-awaited guidance regarding how it intends to enforce its Interim Final Rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain health care workers. The rule,...more
1/12/2022
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On December 22, the California Department of Public Health issued an order that requires health care workers working at certain facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to receive boosters by February 1 unless...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued an interim final rule requiring that all staff working in Medicare- or Medicaid-certified facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19. The rule took effect on Friday and...more
11/9/2021
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Compliance is required by September 30.
As a result of COVID-19 outbreaks related to unvaccinated health care workers, the California Department of Public Health has issued two significant orders. The first order,...more
9/21/2021
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Happy new year!
California is ringing in 2021 with some new requirements related to personal protective equipment for certain health care employers.
Due to shortages during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, two...more