22 States Request Repeal of COVID-19 HC Worker Staff Vaccination Mandate

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

The Attorneys General of 22 states have signed a 39-page petition to the HHS Secretary and the CMS Administrator as of November 17, 2022.

“The undersigned Attorneys General submit the attached petition under 5 U.S.C. § 553(e) to request that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) promptly repeal Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, 86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (Nov. 5, 2021) (the “IFR”) and withdraw any associated guidance.”

The petition can be viewed here

The AGs signing this petition are: