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New OSHA and CMS rules outline vaccination requirements for …

(8 days ago) Facilities covered by these regulations must establish a process or plan for tracking and documenting staff vaccinations and ensure the following: 1. By Dec. 5, … See more

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/health_care_staff_vaccination.html

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Healthcare Workers - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(8 days ago) WEBIf symptoms recur (e.g., rebound) these HCP should be restricted from work and follow recommended practices to prevent transmission to others (e.g., use of well …

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html

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Governor Murphy Signs Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act

(9 days ago) WEB05/8/2023. TRENTON – In response to increased attacks on health care workers in recent years, Governor Phil Murphy today signed the ‘Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention …

https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562023/approved/20230508b.shtml

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How the health care worker vaccine mandate will work, with …

(5 days ago) WEBFirst, the loss - the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, trying to require vaccination or weekly testing for workers at large private …

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072895477/how-the-health-care-worker-vaccine-mandate-will-work-with-scotus-go-ahead

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New NJ law adds penalties for violence against health care workers

(7 days ago) WEBThe new law, called the Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act, enacts two main sets of new penalties: Those who threatened a health care worker will …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/05/09/nj-law-health-care-heroes-violence-prevention-phil-murphy/70196969007/

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Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and …

(8 days ago) WEBHospitals, health systems and their employees have expressed a strong interest in the enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2022-06-07-fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-need-federal-legislative

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STATE LAW FACT SHEET: A SUMMARY OF STATE …

(7 days ago) WEBSTATE LAW FACT SHEET: A SUMMARY OF STATE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER LAWS. States With Law Authorizing CHW Core Certification Process, CHW Certification …

https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/docs/SLFS-Summary-State-CHW-Laws.pdf

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Health Care Workers OSHA Safety Rule - National Law Review

(Just Now) WEBThe ETS broadly requires healthcare employers to conduct an internal safety assessment and develop a safety plan, which must be in writing for all employers …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/osha-s-new-safety-rule-health-care-workers-and-beyond

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2022 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

(Just Now) WEBOn 23 March 2022, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 1549 into law and Oregon Laws 2022 Chapter 92 (Chapter 92) took effect. Chapter 92’s requirements apply as of …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/2022-health-care-employment-law-year-review

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Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthcare Workers: A …

(7 days ago) WEBIntroduction Recent data has shown significant apprehension in healthcare workers (HCWs) about receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. 1 This has led to low initial vaccination …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/health_law/publications/health_lawyer_home/2021-april/man-vac/

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Fact Sheet #53 – The Health Care Industry and Hours Worked

(1 days ago) WEBFact Sheet #53 – The Health Care Industry and Hours Worked. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires covered employers to pay non exempt employees at least the …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/53-healthcare-hours-worked

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2022

(4 days ago) WEBIn 2022, health care employers will have to monitor how these challenges play out in court or decide to move forward with vaccination requirements on their own. …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/d4c53b68-6b75-4a9f-a56c-5ed7122fc3b0/top-ten-issues-in-health-law

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Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce AHA

(9 days ago) WEBThe health care workforce supports American jobs, serves American communities and spurs American economic activity. Indeed, hospitals and health …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-strengthening-health-care-workforce

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Protecting Health-care Workers: A Summary of Laws in Our …

(4 days ago) WEBA handful of states have enacted laws requiring health-care employers to implement workplace-violence programs. 1 Other states have responded by increasing the criminal …

https://www.phyins.com/magazine/protecting-health-care-workers-summary-laws-our-members-states

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Health Care Workers U.S. Department of Labor

(2 days ago) WEBHealth Care Workers. Hours Worked: Includes pre/post shift duties, travel time during scheduled work hours from site to site, and work related to meetings and training. Bona …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/workers/health-care

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H.R.6139 - COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020

(5 days ago) WEB(a) Emergency temporary standard.—Pursuant to section 6(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(c)(1)), not later than 1 …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6139/text

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Safe Patient Handling Laws and Programs for Health Care Workers

(2 days ago) WEBCongress did act on this matter in December 2015, introducing in both the House [19] and the Senate [20] the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015, which …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/safe-patient-handling-laws-and-programs-health-care-workers/2016-04

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What is your state doing to protect healthcare workers who are

(5 days ago) WEBStates with established laws or pending bills to increase criminal penalties for violence committed or threatened against healthcare workers. These laws commonly …

https://healthexec.com/topics/patient-care/care-delivery/what-your-state-doing-protect-healthcare-workers-who-are-potentially-harms-way-every-day

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AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in …

(9 days ago) WEBSep 12, 2023 - 03:31 PM. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Sept. 12 introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act, AHA-supported …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-09-12-aha-supported-bill-protect-health-care-workers-introduced-senate

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Legal battle over health costs could change workplace benefits

(Just Now) WEBAn emerging legal battle over workplace health insurance could empower employees to fight back against high costs and put new pressure on their employers.. …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/health-care-costs-employers-insurance

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Paying Minimum Wage and Overtime to Home Care Workers

(4 days ago) WEB4 5 YOU may be an individual who has a home care worker living with you or who arranged for a home care worker to live with a family or household member who needs …

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/homecare_guide.pdf

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New CA law raises minimum wage for health care workers

(8 days ago) WEBCommunity clinics would start the pay increase at $21 per hour in 2024, rising to $22 in 2026 and $25 in 2027. Other health care employers would increase their …

https://calmatters.org/health/2023/10/california-minimum-wage-health-care-law/

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Influenza Vaccination Laws for Ambulatory Care Facilities

(Just Now) WEBPurpose. This menu is one of a series of menus assessing vaccination requirements for patients and healthcare workers in healthcare facilities. To reduce the risk of disease …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/publications/influenza-vaccination-laws-ambulatory-care-facilities.html

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California promised a higher minimum wage for health care …

(7 days ago) WEBA higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/california-promised-a-higher-minimum-wage-for-health-care-workers-will-newsom-delay-it/ar-BB1mA1Hz

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Health Care Worker Wages - LAist

(4 days ago) WEBGov. Gavin Newsom is cutting it close. He signed a law last fall that phases in a $25 minimum wage for California’s lowest-paid health care workers. Just two months …

https://laist.com/brief/news/politics/california-promised-a-higher-minimum-wage-for-health-care-workers-will-newsom-delay-it

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AHA supports bipartisan bill to protect health care workers from

(Just Now) WEBApr 19, 2023 - 04:07 PM. AHA today applauded the reintroduction of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584), bipartisan legislation that would …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-04-19-aha-supports-bipartisan-bill-protect-health-care-workers-violence

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Why Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this

(8 days ago) WEBMore than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/16/1251691921/medicaid-expansion-mississippi-alabama-south

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Menendez legal defense fund: Who’s donating? NJ Spotlight News

(8 days ago) WEBThe trial against Menendez, who faces years in prison if convicted, is scheduled to begin Monday in New York City with jury selection. A Supreme Court ruling …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/05/sen-bob-menendez-federal-corruption-trial-whos-donating-menendez-defense-fund/

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Healthcare Workers: Information on COVID-19 CDC

(6 days ago) WEBVisit archive.cdc.gov for a historical snapshot of the COVID-19 website, capturing the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on June 28, 2023. Visit the …

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/index.html

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Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget - California …

(7 days ago) WEBSACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today released a May Revision proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year that ensures the budget is balanced over the next …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/10/revised-state-budget-may-2024-25/

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What is Kinkeeping? - The New York Times

(1 days ago) WEBIt’s also important to give yourself grace, said Randi Owsley, a psychotherapist in Boise, Idaho, who co-hosts the Women’s Mental Health podcast and …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/well/family/kinkeeping-families.html

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBPresident Ramaphosa approves a law that seeks to provide universal health care for all - but not everyone is happy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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Influenza Vaccination Laws for State Long-Term Care Facilities

(8 days ago) WEBFlu vaccination laws for patients in long-term care facilities Examples by long-term care facility type. Thirty-two states have flu vaccination provisions that expressly reference …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/publications/flu-vaccination-laws-state-ltc-facilities.html

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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law on Wednesday a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage, hailing it as a major step towards a more …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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Baseline Tuberculosis Screening and Testing for Health Care …

(6 days ago) WEBHealth Care Personnel Baseline Individual TB Risk Assessment. Health care personnel should be considered at increased risk for TB if any of the following risk …

https://www.cdc.gov/tb-healthcare-settings/hcp/screening-testing/baseline-testing.html

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