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Posted Nov 12, 20212 min Read
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nursing Facilities, and ICF-IIDs to establish a policy ensuring that all eligible staff be vaccinated for COVID-19 or request a medical or religious exemption.
The implementation dates for this rule are as follows:
It’s important that providers put a policies and procedures in place NOW to come into compliance with these requirements. To assist members, AHCA/NCAL has developed a template policies and procedures (P&P) that members can personalize to meet their needs. Note that this P&P document will be updated once CMS has released its interpretive guidance.