Recently, changes have occurred in the COVID-19 government mandates. Only two vaccine mandates are currently in effect, but the changes have caused much confusion. Adding to that, half of the nation’s states have current litigation pending and will not have surveyor enforcement of the CMS vaccine mandate. It’s enough to make your head spin! Things…
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COVID-19 Regulatory Guidance
As of 12/29/2021: CDC Guidance for Isolation and Quarantine Protocols If you have a positive COVID-19 test (regardless of vaccination status): Stay isolated for 5 days If no symptoms exist, or symptoms lessen after 5 days, you may leave your house but only with a mask for 5 additional days If symptoms persist, including fever,…
Home Health & Hospice Regulatory Updates
The first week of November has been newsworthy for the home health and hospice care sectors. The Home Health Final Rule, CMS-1747-F, was released on Tuesday afternoon. If that wasn’t enough to digest, both OSHA and CMS released rules on COVID-19 vaccination. There’s a lot of information to be processed in the coming days. However…
COVID-19 Employee Tracking
An important aspect of your COVID-19 Plan is maintaining a log of COVID-19 positive employees. This document details all your employees who have a confirmed infection regardless of the source (work-related or otherwise). Remember that this log must be consistent with your OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 forms and be maintained in the confidential medical…
COVID-19 Compliance
Much confusion and angst has been brought about in the recent announcement of President Biden’s new COVID mandate. This along with changes to the OSHA ETS have left many home health and hospice providers wondering what to do. First of all, neither of these new regulations have been implemented yet—so take a deep breath. The…
