UPDATE! Current Status of the Federal Vaccine Mandates

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The status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccine mandates continue to evolve with extensive ongoing litigation and policy adjustments by the respective federal agencies. NAHC’s outside employment law counsel, Polsinelli, has prepared a detailed memorandum setting forth the […]

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UPDATE! Current Status of the Federal Vaccine Mandates

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The status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccine mandates continue to evolve with extensive ongoing litigation and policy adjustments by the respective federal agencies. NAHC’s outside employment law counsel, Polsinelli, has prepared a detailed memorandum setting forth the […]

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OSHA Issues Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued the much anticipated COVID-19 vaccine mandate emergency temporary standards (ETS) for all employers. This ETS applies to all employers with a total of 100 or more employees at any time this ETS is in effect. However, the requirements of this ETS do not apply to: workplaces covered under […]

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OSHA Issues Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued the much anticipated COVID-19 vaccine mandate emergency temporary standards (ETS) for all employers. This ETS applies to all employers with a total of 100 or more employees at any time this ETS is in effect. However, the requirements of this ETS do not apply to: workplaces […]

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What Home Care Providers Must Know about the OSHA COVID-19 Standards

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Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 3:00PM – 4:00PM Eastern REGISTER NOW Free to everyone! The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will present an important new webinar, OSHA COVID -19 Standards: What Home Health, Home Care, and Hospice Providers Need to Know, on Thursday, September 23, from 3:00PM to 4:00PM Eastern. As per President Biden’s […]

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What Home Health, Home Care & Hospice Providers Must Know about the OSHA COVID-19 Standards

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Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 3:00PM – 4:00PM Eastern REGISTER NOW Free to everyone! The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will present an important new webinar, OSHA COVID -19 Standards: What Home Health, Home Care, and Hospice Providers Need to Know, on Thursday, September 23, from 3:00PM to 4:00PM Eastern. As per President Biden’s […]

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OSHA’s COVID -19 Standards: What Home Care Providers Need to Know

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Thursday, September 23, 2021 3:00-4:00pm Eastern Free to all REGISTER The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will present an important new webinar, OSHA COVID -19 Standards: What Home Health, Home Care, and Hospice Providers Need to Know, on Thursday, September 23, 2021 Description: As per President Biden’s Executive Order to protect health care […]

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Resource for Action Steps to Comply with the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)  issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect health care workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19 in settings where people with COVID-19 are more than likely going to be present, including home-based care settings. (See this NAHC Report article for important information.) Employers covered by the standard are required to develop and […]

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OSHA Issues Directives for COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Inspections

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new Directives that establishes inspection procedures and enforcement policies for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), In response to the Presidential Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, OSHA determined additional measures could be taken to prevent occupational exposures to SARSCoV-2 and COVID-19, and issued an ETS to protect […]

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OSHA Issues Directives for COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Inspections

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new Directives that establishes inspection procedures and enforcement policies for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), In response to the Presidential Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, OSHA determined additional measures could be taken to prevent occupational exposures to SARSCoV-2 and COVID-19, and issued […]

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OSHA Extends Comment Period for COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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As reported here on June 15, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19 in settings where people with COVID-19 are reasonably expected to be present. During the period of the emergency standard, covered healthcare […]

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OSHA Extends Comment Period for COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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As reported in NAHC Report on June 15, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19 in settings where people with COVID-19 are reasonably expected to be present. During the period of the emergency standard, […]

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