| Subject: | CMS Will Require Nursing Homes to Vaccinate Residents Against the Flu |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 12 Oct 2005 - 10:00 am |
| Nursing homes serving Medicare and Medicaid patients will have to provide immunizations against influenza and pneumococcal disease to all residents if they want to continue in the programs, according to a final rule published by CMS in the Federal Register. As a condition of participation (CoP) in the two programs, nursing homes will be required to ensure that residents received the immunizations. The resident or the resident's family can refuse the vaccine(s). Residents who cannot receive the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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