The Vaccine – Understanding What’s Next

Making Sense of Novel Healthcare and Employment Law Issues

Answering Your Vaccine Questions:

COVID-19 Vaccination: Five Key Considerations for Healthcare Employers

The question of whether or not to make vaccinations mandatory for workers is being considered by employers globally, particularly those in the healthcare sector. There are a number of key considerations that should be taken into account.

ESTABLISHING A CPOD MODEL: 5 INITIAL STEPS FOR EMPLOYERS

A “closed point of dispensing” (CPOD) is emerging as a valuable model for employers working to make vaccines more broadly available as the US moves towards mass vaccination efforts. Establishing a CPOD requires a deliberate strategy but can be done efficiently and proactively by taking a few initial steps.

Health Law

Questions continue to arise as to what hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers can do to facilitate a safer and more seamless rollout. In this video, we discuss issues providers are facing now and challenges that may arise as vaccination efforts scale up, including:  
  • Administration Considerations
  • Allocation Questions
  • Privacy and Documentation Needs

Employment Law

Employers have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and how to update their employment policies. In this video, we answer the following questions:  
  1. Can an employer require the COVID-19 vaccine for its workforce?
  2. What are the exceptions employers may need for a mandatory vaccine policy?
  3. What factors should employers consider when making the vaccine mandatory or voluntary?
  4. Are there additional considerations for employers of unionized workforces?

Are you asking the right questions as you develop your COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan?

Executives must put strategies in place now to mitigate risks and help their employees receive the vaccine in a scalable, safe and legally compliant way. We are working closely with clients across industry sectors to answer their most pressing questions on complex issues, including:  
  • Mandating the Vaccine
  • Vaccine Access and Positioning Your Workforce
  • Administrative Issues
  • State-Specific Issues
  • Vaccine-Specific Issue

COVID-19 Vaccines: Addressing Novel Healthcare and Employment Issues | Recorded December 14, 2020

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to select healthcare providers, employees and patients raises a number of unprecedented questions for hospitals and health systems as both healthcare providers and employers. While some hospitals have been selected as the first to receive and issue the vaccines, others are left wondering how they can protect their employees and high-risk patients until the vaccines are more widely available. In this discussion, healthcare, employment and health policy leaders from McDermott Will & Emery and McDermott+Consulting come together to explore the novel issues that healthcare providers should examine as we navigate the vaccination process.

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VACCINE ALLOCATION ISSUES 2:50: What can hospital and health systems expect in terms of vaccine distribution? How is it being distributed and how will it actually reach Americans? 3:59: How did states select providers and who has access to the first vaccine distributions? 5:30: What are some logistical challenges we are seeing that have legal or regulatory implications? 11:28: What should patients and providers know about reimbursement, coverage and other financial considerations? 13:44: What do we know now about who can get the vaccine?
EMPLOYER CONSIDERATIONS 19:03: Can hospitals, as employers, mandate the vaccine to their workforce? 20:56: What type of exceptions would an employer have to make if they decide to mandate a vaccine? 23:39: Assuming that employers can mandate the vaccine subject to those exceptions, should they? 28:15: How are hospitals thinking about prioritizing their workforce? How are they providing transparency and accountability in these decisions, as well as managing the expectations of their workforce?
PRIVACY AND DATA QUESTIONS 34:12: What does vaccine consent look like for employees who become patients, and what are concrete steps patients can take on consent-related steps?  45:47: What new or different recordkeeping and reporting obligations should hospitals keep in mind? 51:53: What additional items should hospitals be thinking about if some of this data will be used in furtherance of research, and how does that connect to the consent issues?
LOOKING AHEAD 56:29: What are the next issues that hospitals and health systems should start thinking about for the future of the vaccination rollout

McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY RESOURCES

Employment Law

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Supreme Court OKs CMS Vaccine Mandate but Blocks OSHA Rule

12.29.2021
CMS Issues Detailed Guidance to Surveyors on Assessing Compliance with Omnibus COVID-19 Healthcare Staff Vaccination Mandate

12.29.2021
OSHA and CMS Vaccination Rules Released: Here Are the Details

12.23.2021
Cal/OSHA Issues New ETS of Its Own

12.20.2021
Federal Vaccine Mandates Are Back in Play—For Now

12.20.2021
First Details Leaked Regarding OSHA’s Vax-or-Test Rule

12.16.2021
New York City COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Here Are the Details

12.7.2021
NYC Announces Vaccine Mandate for All Employers Effective December 27, 2021

11.1.2021
Agencies Clarify How Employers Can Charge COVID-19 Vaccine Premium Incentives

9.27.2021
Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Clock Is Ticking

9.24.2021
President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan: Will Your Company Be Required to Mandate Vaccination?

9.10.2021
New York Employers Must Activate HERO Act Workplace Safety Plans

9.2.2021
COVID-Update: New COVID-19 Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance

8.30.2021
Mask Up, Vax Up: Illinois Governor Issues Immediate Face Covering Mandate for All, COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare, School and State Workers and Students

8.18.2021
OSHA Updates COVID-19 Safety Guidance for All Industries

8.6.2021
California Requires Vaccines for Most Healthcare Workers in Healthcare Facilities

7.29.2021
California Requires Vaccines or Regular COVID-19 Testing for Certain Healthcare Workers and State Employees

7.27.2021
Vaccinated and Masked: CDC Changes Course, Recommends Vaccinated Individuals Mask Indoors Where COVID-19 Transmission is “Substantial or High”

7.22.2021
Updated Workplace COVID-19 Guidance Gives Employers More Flexibility and Responsibility

7.14.2021
OSHA Maintains COVID-19 Safety Pressure on Healthcare Employers Despite Challenges from All Sides

7.13.2021
New York State Department of Labor Publishes Standard for Prevention of Airborne Infectious Diseases

6.22.2021
OSHA’s COVID-19 Requirements for Healthcare Employers Take Effect

6.18.2021
Cal/OSHA Approves New COVID-19 Workplace Standards

6.7.2021
EEOC Issues New Guidance for Mandatory and Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Programs

6.4.2021
Cal/OSHA Makes First Revision to the Temporary COVID-19 Prevention Requirements

5.17.2021
CDC Says Fully Vaccinated Individuals Don’t Need Masks; But Should Employers Change Their Face Covering Requirements?

5.4.2021
All Hands on Deck: How Employers Can Expedite Vaccine Roll-Out for Employees and Their Loved Ones Using the Closed Point of Dispensing (CPOD) Model

4.21.2021
OSHA Releases Guidance For Employers Considering Vaccine Requirements

3.24.2021
California Expands COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

3.22.2021
COVID-19 Vaccine: New Paid Leave Laws for Public and Private New York State Employees

3.9.2021
CDC Releases Initial Guidance: Fully Vaccinated People Can Visit Others, May Not Have to Quarantine after COVID-19 Exposure

12.22.2020
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs for Employers

12.16.2020
The EEOC Releases First Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination for Employers

Resources

All Hands on Deck: How Employers Can Expedite Vaccine Roll-Out for Employees and Their Loved Ones Using the Closed Point of Dispensing (CPOD) Model
Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (Vaccine Providers)
Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers

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