Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 07/10/2005

CMS Final Rule Requires Long Term Care Facilities to Administer Annual Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations to Medicare and Medicaid Residents

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule requiring long term care facilities to offer annual influenza vaccinations to Medicare and Medicaid residents, as well as lifetime vaccinations against pneumococcal disease, in an effort to boost immunization rates and reduce morbidity and mortality from these diseases.