COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Lifted for Employees in Health Care Settings
On June 12, 2023, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 332 (the "EO"), which lifted the requirement that healthcare settings maintain a policy requiring their workers to be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. Healthcare settings covered by the EO include, but are not limited to, long-term care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, certain substance abuse disorder treatment facilities, urgent care clinics, licensed home health agencies and registered health care service firms operating within New Jersey.
The changes follow last week's Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS"), announcing it will no longer enforce...
