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Credentialing & Privileging: COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement?

When consulting with health centers about their HRSA-compliant credentialing and privileging policies (HRSA Site Visit Protocol, Chapter 5: Clinical Staffing), I have frequently been asked the question over the past six months: “Can we require our staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?”

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Verifying Cognitive Fitness

HRSA updated the Health Center Program Site Visit Protocol in May of 2021 (Effective May 27, 2021) and added an additional question regarding fitness for duty verification. The health center must now be able to explain, “how the health center has verified fitness for duty to ensure all clinical staff have the physical and cognitive ability to safely perform their duties”.

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