0938-AU57 202104 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for LTC Residents and Staff (CMS-3414)

This rule finalizes the interim final rule that revises the infection control requirements that Long-Term Care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The rule also includes COVID-19 reporting requirements.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 42 CFR 403 42 U.S.C. 247d Statutory Final 05/13/2024 MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule. Per the CMS notice published December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78442), except for certain Medicare payment regulations and certain other statutorily-mandated regulations, we schedule all Medicare final regulations for publication within the 3-year standardized time limit in the current Unified Agenda. We do not intend to delay publishing a Medicare final regulation for 3 years if we are able to publish it sooner. No Interim Final Rule 05/13/2021 86 FR 26306 Interim Final Rule Effective 05/21/2021 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 07/12/2021 Final Action 05/00/2024 No Federal Local State No No No Kim Roche Nurse 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-3524 kim.roche@cms.hhs.gov Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, MS: C2-21-16, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244