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CMS Sets New Deadline to Comply With Vaccine Mandate for Providers in 25 States and DC
By Susan McNear Fradenburg & Terri Harris on
To assist health care providers that will soon be required to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance on December 28, 2021 regarding updated timelines for compliance and available enforcement remedies.
As noted in our December 16, 2021 alert, the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim…
CMS Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect in 26 States as Fifth Circuit Alters Scope of Nationwide Injunction
By Terri Harris & Susan McNear Fradenburg on
A nationwide injunction that prevented a health care worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate from taking effect has now been narrowed by a federal appellate court to apply only in the states involved in the lawsuits against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
As outlined in our prior alert, a federal judge in Louisiana…
Nationwide Injunction of CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Issued by Louisiana Federal Court
By Susan McNear Fradenburg & Terri Harris on
In a preliminary injunction issued on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked the implementation and enforcement of an interim final rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would require employees of Medicare and Medicaid certified health care providers and suppliers to have an initial COVID vaccine…
Federal Judge Blocks CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers in 10 States
By Terri Harris & Susan McNear Fradenburg on
In a preliminary injunction issued on Monday, November 29, 2021, a federal judge in Missouri blocked the implementation and enforcement in 10 states of an interim final rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would require employees of Medicare and Medicaid certified health care providers and suppliers to have an initial…
CMS Sets Compliance Deadlines, Issues Details for Health Care Staff Vaccination Mandate
By Susan McNear Fradenburg & Terri Harris on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule, requiring vaccination of all staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare & Medicaid programs, regardless of responsibility or patient contact.
The following summarizes who must abide by the regulations and…
Holiday Weekends Offer No Time Off From Cyber Threats
By Edward J. Cyran on
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney Nathanael F. Williams, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
Health care providers should take special notice of the risk of cyber threats at all times, including over holiday weekends.
Labor Day weekend is upon us. Unfortunately, history has shown that,…
Proposed Amendments to False Claims Act Would Tilt the Playing Field
By Edward J. Cyran on
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney William H. Maruca, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
A bipartisan bill introduced this summer would impact residential and behavioral health facilities and other health care providers sued under the federal False Claims Act (FCA), making defense of these actions…
Proposed Amendment to NC’s CON Law Would Raise Cost Thresholds, Require Expirations
By Edward J. Cyran on
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney, Marcus C. Hewitt, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website. It is most relevant for health care providers that are based in North Carolina. If you would like more information as to how this issue might affect your facility, please contact…
Bah, Humbug! Another Hospital Hit With a FLSA Collective Action On Missed Lunches
By Edward J. Cyran on
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney Mark Tabakman, Esq., and was first published on Fox’s Wage & Hour – Developments and Highlights Blog. It is particularly relevant for health care providers that automatically deduct lunch breaks from their employees’ wages:
The health care industry seems to be ground zero for…