Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This interim final rule with comment period revises the requirements that most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These changes are necessary to help protect the health and safety of residents, clients, patients, PACE participants, and staff, and reflect lessons learned to date as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The revisions to the requirements establish COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff at the included Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 416, 418, 441, 460, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 491 and 494 [CMS-3415-IFC] RIN 0938-AU75 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Interim final rule with comment period. SUMMARY: This interim final rule with comment period revises the requirements that most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These changes are necessary to help protect the health and safety of residents, clients, patients, PACE participants, and staff, and reflect lessons learned to date as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The revisions to the requirements establish COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff at the included Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers. DATES: Effective date: These regulations are effective on November 5, 2021. Implementation dates: The regulations included in Phase 1 [ 42 CFR 416.51(c) through (c)(3)(i) and (c)(3)(iii) through (x) , 418.60(d) through (d)(3)(i) and (d)(3)(iii) through (x) , 441.151(c) through (c)(3)(i) and (c)(3)(iii) through (x) , 460.74(d) through (d)(3)(i) and (d)(3)(iii) through (x) , 482.42(g) through (g)(3)(i) and (g)(3)(iii) through (x) , 483.80(d)(3)(v) and 483.80(i) through (i)(3)(i) and (i)(3)(iii) through (x) , 483.430(f) through (f)(3)(i) and (f)(3)(iii) through (x) , 483.460(a)(4)(v) , 484.70(d) through (d)(3)…
Citation: 86 FR 61555
