For many healthcare employers, phase one and phase two COVID-19 vaccine deadlines are either here or quickly approaching. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), in an exercise of enforcement discretion, has begun monitoring covered CMS provider and supplier types for implementation of COVID-19 staff vaccination requirements in accordance with the COVID-19 Healthcare Staff Vaccination
Carrie Claiborne
Carrie focuses on HR counseling and compliance, including auditing and drafting employee handbooks and policies. Her practice extends to litigation, especially defense of claims related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA), Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
CMS Interim Final Rule: Hard Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Facilities
Friday, November 12, 2021
Live Webinar | Noon – 1:00 p.m. CST
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On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an advance copy of the Interim Final Rule (IFR) related to COVID-19 vaccines for most of the entities covered by applicable Conditions of Participation, Conditions for Coverage or Requirements for Participation. Join Husch Blackwell attorneys for an update and a closer look at the requirements for covered entities. Preview our recent Legal Alert on this topic.
Roundtable: Religious Exemptions and Vaccine Mandates in Healthcare
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Live Webinar | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CDT
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Healthcare employers have been implementing vaccine mandates—hard mandates, soft mandates, and everything in between—for some time now. The religious exemption requests, however, are piling up. Join Husch Blackwell attorneys who have experience addressing the myriad issues involving religious exemptions, including federal law, state laws and “right of conscience” laws. Stick around for questions and answers and hear other human resources leaders in healthcare share their experiences.