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Dear Association Executives – The Biden Administration has just released two new draft rules, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to protect workers from the coronavirus and require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers. The rules are a combined 704 pages long and we are working on an analysis that we will get out to you ASAP.

See below and at the links below for the CMS and OSHA press releases and rules. The draft rules are also attached.

This afternoon, at 2:00 pm ET, CMS will hold a virtual briefing with John Blum, CMS's Principal Deputy Administrator, and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, on the CMS rule.

• When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET
• For more details, including registration, please see this link - https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7IlEgLznTIm3sqAsv3nHZw

Please share this information with your members.

CMS press release – "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers' - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care

CMS rule – "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination

OSHA press release – "US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus"  https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/11042021

OHSA rule – "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

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Dear all –

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

"Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combatting the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we're seeing," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. "Today's action addresses the risk of unvaccinated health care staff to patient safety and provides stability and uniformity across the nation's health care system to strengthen the health of people and the providers who care for them."

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to patients. When health care staff cannot work because of illness or exposure to COVID-19, the strain on the health care system becomes more severe and further limits patient access to safe and essential care. These requirements will apply to approximately 76,000 providers and cover over 17 million health care workers across the country. The regulation will create a consistent standard within Medicare and Medicaid while giving patients assurance of the vaccination status of those delivering care.

For more information, please see the materials below:

• CMS Press Release
• Interim final rule with comment period
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Dear Association Executives – The Biden Administration has just released two new draft rules, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to protect workers from the coronavirus and require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers. The rules are a combined 704 pages long and we are working on an analysis that we will get out to you ASAP.

See below and at the links below for the CMS and OSHA press releases and rules. The draft rules are also attached.

This afternoon, at 2:00 pm ET, CMS will hold a virtual briefing with John Blum, CMS's Principal Deputy Administrator, and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, on the CMS rule.

• When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET
• For more details, including registration, please see this link - https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7IlEgLznTIm3sqAsv3nHZw

Please share this information with your members.

CMS press release – "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers' - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care

CMS rule – "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination

OSHA press release – "US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus"  https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/11042021

OHSA rule – "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

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Dear all –

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

"Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combatting the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we're seeing," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. "Today's action addresses the risk of unvaccinated health care staff to patient safety and provides stability and uniformity across the nation's health care system to strengthen the health of people and the providers who care for them."

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to patients. When health care staff cannot work because of illness or exposure to COVID-19, the strain on the health care system becomes more severe and further limits patient access to safe and essential care. These requirements will apply to approximately 76,000 providers and cover over 17 million health care workers across the country. The regulation will create a consistent standard within Medicare and Medicaid while giving patients assurance of the vaccination status of those delivering care.

For more information, please see the materials below:

• CMS Press Release
• Interim final rule with comment period
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Dear Association Executives – The Biden Administration has just released two new draft rules, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to protect workers from the coronavirus and require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers. The rules are a combined 704 pages long and we are working on an analysis that we will get out to you ASAP.

See below and at the links below for the CMS and OSHA press releases and rules. The draft rules are also attached.

This afternoon, at 2:00 pm ET, CMS will hold a virtual briefing with John Blum, CMS's Principal Deputy Administrator, and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, on the CMS rule.

• When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET
• For more details, including registration, please see this link - https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7IlEgLznTIm3sqAsv3nHZw

Please share this information with your members.

CMS press release – "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers' - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care

CMS rule – "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination

OSHA press release – "US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus"  https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/11042021

OHSA rule – "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

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Dear all –

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

"Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combatting the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we're seeing," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. "Today's action addresses the risk of unvaccinated health care staff to patient safety and provides stability and uniformity across the nation's health care system to strengthen the health of people and the providers who care for them."

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to patients. When health care staff cannot work because of illness or exposure to COVID-19, the strain on the health care system becomes more severe and further limits patient access to safe and essential care. These requirements will apply to approximately 76,000 providers and cover over 17 million health care workers across the country. The regulation will create a consistent standard within Medicare and Medicaid while giving patients assurance of the vaccination status of those delivering care.

For more information, please see the materials below:

• CMS Press Release
• Interim final rule with comment period
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Dear Association Executives – The Biden Administration has just released two new draft rules, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to protect workers from the coronavirus and require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers. The rules are a combined 704 pages long and we are working on an analysis that we will get out to you ASAP.

See below and at the links below for the CMS and OSHA press releases and rules. The draft rules are also attached.

This afternoon, at 2:00 pm ET, CMS will hold a virtual briefing with John Blum, CMS's Principal Deputy Administrator, and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, on the CMS rule.

• When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET
• For more details, including registration, please see this link - https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7IlEgLznTIm3sqAsv3nHZw

Please share this information with your members.

CMS press release – "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers' - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care

CMS rule – "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination

OSHA press release – "US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus"  https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/11042021

OHSA rule – "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

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Dear all –

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

"Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combatting the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we're seeing," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. "Today's action addresses the risk of unvaccinated health care staff to patient safety and provides stability and uniformity across the nation's health care system to strengthen the health of people and the providers who care for them."

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to patients. When health care staff cannot work because of illness or exposure to COVID-19, the strain on the health care system becomes more severe and further limits patient access to safe and essential care. These requirements will apply to approximately 76,000 providers and cover over 17 million health care workers across the country. The regulation will create a consistent standard within Medicare and Medicaid while giving patients assurance of the vaccination status of those delivering care.

For more information, please see the materials below:

• CMS Press Release
• Interim final rule with comment period
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Dear Association Executives – The Biden Administration has just released two new draft rules, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to protect workers from the coronavirus and require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers. The rules are a combined 704 pages long and we are working on an analysis that we will get out to you ASAP.

See below and at the links below for the CMS and OSHA press releases and rules. The draft rules are also attached.

This afternoon, at 2:00 pm ET, CMS will hold a virtual briefing with John Blum, CMS's Principal Deputy Administrator, and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, on the CMS rule.

• When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET
• For more details, including registration, please see this link - https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7IlEgLznTIm3sqAsv3nHZw

Please share this information with your members.

CMS press release – "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers' - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care

CMS rule – "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination

OSHA press release – "US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus"  https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/11042021

OHSA rule – "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

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Dear all –

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

"Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combatting the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we're seeing," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. "Today's action addresses the risk of unvaccinated health care staff to patient safety and provides stability and uniformity across the nation's health care system to strengthen the health of people and the providers who care for them."

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to patients. When health care staff cannot work because of illness or exposure to COVID-19, the strain on the health care system becomes more severe and further limits patient access to safe and essential care. These requirements will apply to approximately 76,000 providers and cover over 17 million health care workers across the country. The regulation will create a consistent standard within Medicare and Medicaid while giving patients assurance of the vaccination status of those delivering care.

For more information, please see the materials below:

• CMS Press Release
• Interim final rule with comment period
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Dear Association Executives – The Biden Administration has just released two new draft rules, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to protect workers from the coronavirus and require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers. The rules are a combined 704 pages long and we are working on an analysis that we will get out to you ASAP.

See below and at the links below for the CMS and OSHA press releases and rules. The draft rules are also attached.

This afternoon, at 2:00 pm ET, CMS will hold a virtual briefing with John Blum, CMS's Principal Deputy Administrator, and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, on the CMS rule.

• When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET
• For more details, including registration, please see this link - https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7IlEgLznTIm3sqAsv3nHZw

Please share this information with your members.

CMS press release – "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers' - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care

CMS rule – "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination

OSHA press release – "US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus"  https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/11042021

OHSA rule – "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

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Dear all –

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

"Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combatting the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we're seeing," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. "Today's action addresses the risk of unvaccinated health care staff to patient safety and provides stability and uniformity across the nation's health care system to strengthen the health of people and the providers who care for them."

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to patients. When health care staff cannot work because of illness or exposure to COVID-19, the strain on the health care system becomes more severe and further limits patient access to safe and essential care. These requirements will apply to approximately 76,000 providers and cover over 17 million health care workers across the country. The regulation will create a consistent standard within Medicare and Medicaid while giving patients assurance of the vaccination status of those delivering care.

For more information, please see the materials below:

• CMS Press Release
• Interim final rule with comment period
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Dear Association Executives – The Biden Administration has just released two new draft rules, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to protect workers from the coronavirus and require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers. The rules are a combined 704 pages long and we are working on an analysis that we will get out to you ASAP.

See below and at the links below for the CMS and OSHA press releases and rules. The draft rules are also attached.

This afternoon, at 2:00 pm ET, CMS will hold a virtual briefing with John Blum, CMS's Principal Deputy Administrator, and Dr. Lee Fleisher, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, on the CMS rule.

• When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 2:00 pm–3:00 pm ET
• For more details, including registration, please see this link - https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7IlEgLznTIm3sqAsv3nHZw

Please share this information with your members.

CMS press release – "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers' - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care

CMS rule – "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination

OSHA press release – "US Department of Labor issues emergency temporary standard to protect workers from coronavirus"  https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/11042021

OHSA rule – "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" - https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard

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Dear all –

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

"Ensuring patient safety and protection from COVID-19 has been the focus of our efforts in combatting the pandemic and the constantly evolving challenges we're seeing," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. "Today's action addresses the risk of unvaccinated health care staff to patient safety and provides stability and uniformity across the nation's health care system to strengthen the health of people and the providers who care for them."

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to patients. When health care staff cannot work because of illness or exposure to COVID-19, the strain on the health care system becomes more severe and further limits patient access to safe and essential care. These requirements will apply to approximately 76,000 providers and cover over 17 million health care workers across the country. The regulation will create a consistent standard within Medicare and Medicaid while giving patients assurance of the vaccination status of those delivering care.

For more information, please see the materials below:

• CMS Press Release
• Interim final rule with comment period
• Frequently Asked Questions

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