Effective date moved to Aug. 13^th.

Advisories issued; government worker vaccination update.

Re-publication of emergency regulation with modification of methodology to calculate required amount of PPE in stockpile.

LeadingAge NY has been advocating for changes to make requirements more feasible and reasonable.

Guidance issued in light of new evidence on the Delta variant currently circulating in the United States.

Under CMS guidance, nursing homes must conduct testing of unvaccinated staff weekly if county positivity rates rise to 5 percent or higher.

Re-publication of emergency regulation requiring facilities to offer COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff.