COVID vax mandates at Tennessee healthcare facilities (contractors, university)

[Philosophizer]

Trying to figure out if it’s against state law in Tennessee for hospitals to require covid immunization for their employees. Plz let me know if you have any insight into this, particularly now that the CMS funding thing has been taken off the table.

[Jumeby]

Title 14 of the Tennessee Code, created in November 2021, restricts employers' ability to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination and take adverse actions against employees for refusing to show proof.

According to this article: Most healthcare providers governed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are exempt from these prohibitions if they are subject to the CMS Interim Final Rule requiring vaccination as a condition of participation. Likewise, the law allows federal contractors subject to Executive Order 14042, which mandates covered federal contractors to require employees be vaccinated by December 8, to apply for an exemption.

[Jumeby]

This is from CRMC although this statement seems to be from 2021. You should call CRMC and ask what the policy is now.

CRMC statement on federal COVID vaccine mandate

[Serious Conversation]

I used to work for a large TN system until early this year. I was no clinical.

We had to get the first two shots and I think the first booster when that was available. I don’t think any of them are required at this system now.

[Philosophizer]

Originally Posted by Serious Conversation

I used to work for a large TN system until early this year. I was no clinical.

We had to get the first two shots and I think the first booster when that was available. I don’t think any of them are required at this system now.

Nice! I know the university of Tennessee health systems don’t. Unsure about Vanderbilt tho