CMS Vaccine Mandate Podcast

The vaccine mandate directly affects providers and suppliers that are CMS certified (primarily Part A), such as Hospitals, Home Health, Hospice, ASC, Dialysis, Skilled Nursing Facilities, HIT facilities, and Rural Health Clinics. By April 20, 2022, all of these providers must have 100 % compliance with the vaccine mandate for their employees AND THEIR CONTRACTORS.

Sandra Canally, Founder and CEO of The Compliance Team, recently offered information on the mandate with David Kopf, editor of HME Business. Click the Podcast link below for complete details.

Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Schedule:

March 28

CMS certified facilities and their CONTRACTORS must be 100% compliant by March 28, 2022 if the facility resides in one of the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

April 14
CMS certified facilities and their CONTRACTORS must be 100% compliant by April 14, 2022 if the facility resides in one of the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

April 20
CMS certified facilities and their CONTRACTORS must be 100% compliant by April 20, 2022 if the facility resides in Texas.