- Title
- Nursing Home Immunization Requirement
- Memo #
- 06-03
- Posting Date
- 11/17/2005
- Fiscal Year
- 2006
- Summary
- A final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 7, 2005 (70 FR 58834) requires Medicare & Medicaid participating nursing homes to provide residents with the opportunity to be immunized against influenza and pneumonia. An advance copy of the new surveyor guidance for immunization requirements will be published in late spring of 2006.
