September 13, 2021 4:05 pm COVID-19 Vaccines | Human Resources & Staff Management Federal COVID-19 Employer Vaccine Mandate Affects Some Medical Practices The new federal requirements for employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees have implications for some providers and medical practices. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that facilities including hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical settings, and home health agencies that participate in Medicare and Medicaid must require vaccinations for employees. In addition, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be issuing an Emergency Temporary Standard requiring employers with 100 or more employees to require either full vaccination of staff or weekly testing. News & Knowledge All Curi recommendations are based on current CDC criteria at the time of publication. CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may, or may not, be adopted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. Providers should always check with their local health department to see if the CDC’s guidance on any given topic has been modified (particularly if more restrictive) from the CDC’s recommended guidelines. Follow this link https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/index.html for contact information to your state/local health department. If local recommendations vary from those of the CDC, and you are unsure what recommendations to follow, then it is safer to follow the more restrictive guidelines/recommendations.