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On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issed an emergency regulation to protect those fighting on the front lines and deliver assurance to those seeking care. Facilities covered by this regulation must establish a policy ensuring all eligible staff have received the first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine prior to providing any care, treatment, or other services by December 5, 2021. All eligible staff must have received the necessary shots to be fully vaccinated – either two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or one dose of Johnson & Johnson – by January 4, 2022.

To view the interim final rule with comment period, visit: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination(link is external)

To view a list of frequently asked questions, visit: www.cms.gov/files/document/cms-omnibus-staff-vax-requirements-2021.docx(link is external)

Read the press release from CMS at: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-issues-emergency-regulation-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-health-care 

• WI DHS COVID-19 Long-Term Care Faciliites & Services Webpage
• WI DHS COVID-19 Phase 1a Vaccination Guidance
• WI DHS Recommendations for Coordination of COVID-19 Vaccination of Phase 1a Unaffiliated Healthcare Workers
  
• COVID-19 Testing Standing Order allowing testing for 1-4 year olds (updated December 23, 2020)
• WI DHS Health Alert #25: Surveillance for New Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2: Information for Clinicians
• Guidance for Post COVID-19 Vaccinations in Long Term Care Facilities (WI DHS)
• COVID-19 Health Alert #15: WI DHS Continues to Recommend Testing for Individuals with Recent Close Contact with COVID-19 
  
• CMS Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home Staff & Management (WI DHS) 
• Infographic on MIS-C in U.S. Children (CDC)
• CDC Evaluation and Management Considerations for Neonates At Risk for COVID-19
• CDC Guidance for Planning Vaccination Clinics Held at Satellite, Temporary, or Off-Site Locations
• CDC Interim Guidance for Risk Assessment & Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to COVID-19 (Updated 6/18/20)
• CDC Criteria for Return to Work for Healtchare Personnel with COVID-19 Infection (Updated 8/10/20)
• CDC Testing Guidelines for Nursing Homes
• CDC Guidance for Dental Settings
• COVID-19 FAQs on Health Privacy (WI DHS)
• CDC Interim Infection Prevention & Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated 7/15/20)
• CDC Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about COVID-19 (Updated 6/3/20)
• CDC Guidance for Healthcare Faciliites Managing Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated 6/28/20)
• CDC Hierarchy of Controls

PPE

• WI DHS Donning & Doffing PPE Properly Video 
• CDC Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE 
• CDC Decontamination of and Resuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators 
• Don and Doff PPE 
• Respirator Seal Check