The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new Quality & Safety Memo, QSO-21-19-NH, outlining COVID-19 vaccine immunization requirements for residents and staff in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The memo states that LTC facilities must educate residents or resident representatives and staff on the benefits and potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and offer the vaccine. Additionally, LTC facilities must report COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics treatment information to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). CMS will post this information on their COVID-19 Nursing Home Data website. Noncompliance with these new requirements will result in citations at F-tag 887 for education and offering the vaccine, and F-tag 884 for vaccination reporting. LTC facilities must begin reporting vaccination data by June 13, 2021.
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