New COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Nursing Homes

On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published an interim final rule with comment period addressing COVID vaccine education, administration, and reporting requirements for nursing homes. Designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the rule updates the existing infection control requirements that nursing homes must meet to participate in the Medicare program, found at 42 C.F.R § 483.80. The effective date for the new rule is May 21, 2021, and Michigan’s state survey and certification staff have advised that they will begin enforcement of the new rule on June 14, 2021. Read More ›