The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a Final Rule regarding the former COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The Final Rule withdraws the COVID-19 health care staff...more
On January 13th, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 100+ employee vaccine mandate. A majority of the Court found that the applicants challenging the rule were...more
1/17/2022
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Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an emergency regulation regarding mandatory vaccination for staff at certain health care providers. The regulation covers 21 types of providers including,...more
11/11/2021
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Vaccinations
On May 3, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 2006, which goes into effect July 1, 2021. Senate Bill 2006 includes new Florida Statute (Fla. Stat.) § 381.00316, entitled “COVID-19 vaccine...more