VACCINE MANDATE On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ rule mandating COVID vaccines for nearly every full-time employee of healthcare facilities receiving Medicaid or Medicaid funding. Landry asserts that the mandate will upend the state budget and create healthcare shortages. The complaint was filed in federal court in Louisiana by a 12-state coalition including Montana, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia. November 30th the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction against the implementation and enforcement of the vaccine mandate against Medicare and Medicaid- certified providers. This order covers all states, the District of Columbia and the US Territories. Per the memo issued by CMS on December 2nd, it will not enforce the
new rule regarding vaccination of health care workers or requirements for policies and procedures in certified Medicare/Medicaid providers and suppliers (including nursing facilities, hospitals, dialysis facilities and all other provider types covered by the rule) while there are court- ordered injunctions in place prohibiting enforcement of such. ■
To view full memo visit: www.cms.gov
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