Health care providers in New York have been subject to regulations and guidance from federal and state agencies mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for providers’ staff. Along with those regulations and policies, come requirements for health care providers to track exemptions and reasonable accommodations provided to staff.
On November 18th, 2021 Florida passed House Bill 1B, prohibiting private employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccination without providing employees the ability to opt out of the mandate.
On November 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that three anesthesiologists, two anesthesiology practices, and several ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), their owners, management company, and an administrator entered into a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that the anesthesiology providers made payments to the ASCs in exchange for exclusive contracts to provide anesthesiology services.
The Federal Government, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued guidelines and regulations pertaining to a federal vaccine mandate for health care providers and employers with 100 or more employees.
New York’s Cannabis Control Board has approved, for public comment, the publication of proposed regulations for home cultivation of medical cannabis.