{"id":29739,"date":"2023-05-12T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=29739"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:33:49","slug":"cms-certified-healthcare-facilities-left-in-the-waiting-room-after-other-covid-vaccination-requirements-end","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/publications\/cms-certified-healthcare-facilities-left-in-the-waiting-room-after-other-covid-vaccination-requirements-end\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS-Certified Healthcare Facilities Left in the \u201cWaiting Room\u201d After Other COVID Vaccination Requirements End"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cahill-header.jpg\" alt=\"CMS-Certified Healthcare Facilities Left in the \u201cWaiting Room\u201d After Other COVID Vaccination Requirements End\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023 has left many healthcare facilities confused about whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/FR-2021-11-05\/pdf\/2021-23831.pdf\">vaccination mandate<\/a> for Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (\u201cCMS\u201d) certified healthcare facilities still stands. This confusion stems from the Biden Administration\u2019s May 1, 2023 announcement that federally mandated COVID-19 vaccination requirements would end for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the public health emergency. While the vaccine mandate ended for these individuals on May 11, 2023, the vaccination requirement did not end for CMS-certified healthcare facilities. CMS-certified healthcare facilities subject to the COVID-19 vaccination requirements include, but are not limited to, ambulatory surgical centers, hospices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and rehabilitation agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Administration noted in its May 1 announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services would <em>start<\/em> the process to end vaccination requirements for CMS-certified healthcare facilities, and that further details would be provided in the coming days. To date, CMS has not provided additional guidance about when or how these requirements will end other than its own May 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/qso-23-13-all.pdf\">statement<\/a> that the agency would share more details \u201cat the anticipated end of the public health emergency.\u201d CMS-certified healthcare facilities should maintain their policies and procedures for COVID-19 vaccination until further notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dinsmore healthcare team will continue to monitor the issue and provide updates as new guidance becomes available. Please contact a Dinsmore healthcare attorney with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023 has left many healthcare facilities confused about whether the vaccination mandate for Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (\u201cCMS\u201d) certified healthcare facilities still stands. 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