Texas Insight COVID-19 Digest: May 14, 2021

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Updates New Program: HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund COVID-19: Work of Hospital Allied & Supportive Care Providers Events Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Webinar — May 13 CMS Adds COVID-19 Vaccination to NF Rules (QSO-21-19-NH). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Quality Safety & Oversight Memo QSO-21-19-NH (PDF). The memo announces the addition of COVID-19 vaccination to immunization related requirements. This includes: New requirements for educating residents or resident representatives and staff on the benefits and potential side effects with the COVID-19 vaccine. Offering the vaccine. Nursing facilities must also report COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics treatment information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network. Vaccines.gov Website Is Now Live. CMS would like to make you aware that the fe