Home health workers can be vulnerable as they face an unprotected and unpredictable environment each time they enter a patient’s home. The spectrum of violence ranges from verbal abuse to stalking or threats of assault to homicide, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Violence impacts not only the individual, but […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw its support behind the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, while simultaneously axing a vaccine-or-test rule for large employers. Last week’s developments shouldn’t shock the in-home care operators that have been following the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health […]
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation requiring workers at companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing has been revived. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay on the OSHA vaccine mandate late Friday. The mandate had been paused since Nov. 6, challenged […]
First it was the COVID-19 vaccination mandate from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Now, it’s the one from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Since OSHA and CMS released their interim emergency regulations requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for certain individuals, each has been challenged in court. On Monday, a federal judge […]
For the most part, home health operators covered by the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) haven’t been overly against the recently unveiled COVID-19 vaccine mandate from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services. “As we sit here today, I think we have all the protocols and processes in place to manage through this and […]
The Biden-Harris administration announced in September that all U.S. health care workers would be required to get vaccinated as part of its six-pronged national COVID-19 strategy. Since then, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been putting together its guidance to help steer that process. The agency released its interim emergency regulation […]
In response to an executive order from President Joe Biden, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a national emphasis program aimed at protecting workers from COVID-19 while on the job. OSHA, part of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), is responsible for assuring “safe and healthy working conditions” for most workers in […]
In an effort to ease some of the COVID-19 burden, federal regulators have relaxed certain restrictions on home-based care providers since the Trump administration declared a public health emergency on March 13. But while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other agencies loosen their grip, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) […]
The largest union of registered nurses in the country has petitioned the federal government to create a workplace violence prevention standard. The extreme threat faced by workers in health care settings—including those working in home care—makes this an urgent matter, the union stated in its petition to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Health […]
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