In an ongoing effort to support members with the accuracy of NHSN reporting, Mass Senior Care confirmed that facilities, when completing the Weekly Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 Vaccination Cumulative Summary Question #1, should only include HCP that were eligible to have worked at this healthcare facility for at least 1 day during the week of data collection, and Mass Senior Care is reminding members that MassHealth will issue a one-time supplemental payment to nursing facilities if 75% of the facility’s eligible staff members receive a COVID-19 vaccine third dose or booster dose by January 16, 2022.
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