I’m sorry. I’m still not understanding. Are healthcare workers included? I thought when the ETS came out this week that they were.....but I don’t see them mentioned in the lawsuit.
The mandate is currently being pushed with two separate federal regulations. I imagine either one could cover healthcare workers.
Biden’s EO operates against all federal contractors. There are probably health operations that are government contractors.
The OSHA regulation applies to all employers with more than 100 employees. Plenty of healthcare operations in that group.
Separately there are state mandates. I know Maine has one direted to healthcare workers, and that has so far been upheld with the issue being the regulation has no exception for religous objection. Court says “tha’s fine, there is no obligation to accomodate religious objection.”
This is the one I am worried about too - this was announced the same day as the OSHA ETS details on Thursday.
CMS: Healthcare workers must get first COVID shot by Dec. 5 to continue Medicare, Medicaid participation: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/cms-covid-19-vaccine-issues-emergency-regulation-giving-healthcare-staff-a-dec-5-deadline
From the link:
“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its promised emergency regulation requiring staff working at healthcare facilities be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid.
According to an announcement from the agency, healthcare facilities must have a policy in place that ensures all eligible staff have received the first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or a one-dose COVID-19 shot “prior to providing any care, treatment or other services” by Dec. 5. Eligible employees will then need to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, 2022.”