PHA has developed this webpage to provide home-based care providers with tools and resources to educate staff and consumers on the COVID-19 vaccine. Resources include information on current COVID-19 vaccine mandates and compliance resources, toolkits to combat vaccine hesitancy, and clinical and billing considerations for administering the COVID-19 vaccine.

Today, all Pennsylvanians age 6 months and older are eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine. Use Vaccine Finder to find a COVID-19 vaccine provider near you. 

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Mandates & Compliance Resources

Guidance & Provider Information

Vaccine Hesitancy Resources & Toolkits 

Mandates & Compliance Resources

CMS Vaccine Mandate (CMS Standard)

• Regulation
• QSO-22-10: Vaccination Expectations for Surveyors Performing Federal Oversight (issued 1/25/2022)
• QSO-22-07: Guidance for the Interim Final Rule - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination (issued 12/28/2021)
• QSO-22-07 Attachment: Home Health Agency Guidance
• QSO-22-07 Attachment: Hospice Guidance
• FAQs
• CMS Slides on Vaccine Mandate  (11/4/2021 Stakeholder Webinar)
• Press Release (issued 11/4/2021)
• PHA Summary of CMS Vaccine Standard Guidance (members-only resource)
• PHA Summary of CMS Vaccine Standard Requirements for Unvaccinated Staff (members-only resource)

Philadelphia Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

• Health Advisory: Updates to Vaccination and Masking Requirements for Healthcare Workers (issued 10/5/22)
• Health Advisory: Exemptions, Testing, and Recordkeeping for SNF and Healthcare Workers When Masking is Strongly Recommended (issued 5/5/22)
• Regulation
• Mandate Update (issued 10/13/22)
• Family Caregiver Extension/Exemption (expired 12/31/2021)
• FAQs
• Guidance for Healthcare and Related Settings (updated 10/4/22)
• Members Ask, PHA Answers: Philadelphia Vaccine Mandate (published 2/28/22; members-only resource)

Compliance Resources

• Template: Religious Exemption for COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
• Template: Medical Exemption for COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
• Religious Accommodation Request Form
• What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
• Guide for Responding to Requests for Medical Exemptions
• Guide for Responding to Requests for Religious Exemptions
• Federal Contractor's Vaccine guidance and FAQs 

Guidance & Provider Information

PA Department of Health

• COVID-19 Vaccine Webpage
• COVID-19 Vaccine Providers
• COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
• Long Term-Care Facility Vaccine Strategy
• DOH Order Directing Vaccine Providers to Support Continued Vaccine Administration (issued 9/21/21)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Data Dashboard

PA Department of Human Services: Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP)

• MA Bulletin: Administration of a Booster Dose of the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines (issued 12/28/21; effective 9/22/21)
• MA Bulletin: Corrected- Expansion of Providers for the Administration of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibody Therapy (issued 7/30/21; effective 4/1/21) 
• SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Administration for Beneficiaries who are Homebound (issued 7/29/21; effective 4/1/21)  
• MA Bulletin: Fee Increase for Administration of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines (issued 4/19/21; effective 3/15/21)
• MA Bulletin: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Updates (issued 1/26/21; effective 12/1/20)

• Addition to the Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule for Administration of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines (issued 12/24/20; effective 12/1/20)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Medicare Payment Rates for Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
• Medicare Payment Rates for Monoclonal Antibody Infusion
• COVID-19 Vaccine Billing Codes
• Billing Instructions for Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines
• COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing
• State Medicaid Program Billing Toolkit

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccine (updated 5/42/22)
• Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines (updated 4/23/23)
• COVID-19 ACIP Vaccine Recommendations
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program: Provider Requirements and Support
• Vaccinating Homebound Persons With COVID-19 Vaccine
• Updated ICD-10 Code Set to Capture Vaccine Status (issued 1/17/22)

Vaccine Hesitancy Resources & Toolkits

PA Department of Health

• COVID Vaccine Long-Term Care Facility One-Pager
• COVID Vaccine Long-Term Care Facility Toolkit
• Video: VaxFacts (Physicians Answer Questions on COVID-19 Vaccine)
• COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
• Get Vaccinated Guide
• Unite Against COVID Newsletter (published weekly)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Health Care Professionals: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine
• COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Community-Based Organizations
• COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers
• Vaccine Implementation, Building Confidence & Addressing Hesitancy
• Answering Patients' Questions About COVID-19 Vaccine and Vaccination

World Health Organization (WHO)

• COVID-19 Resource Vaccine Page
• Online Training for Healthcare Workers

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• HHS COVID-19 Vaccine Resource Page
• We Can Do This: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign

American Medical Association (AMA)

• AMA: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: 10 tips for talking with patients
• AMA: Dealing with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health care workers

Additional Resources:

• Immunize.org Vaccine Resources
• Vaccine Information for Rural Health Markets
• Johns Hopkins: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: 12 Things You Need to Know
• Vaccines.gov
• Our Shot 2 Save Lives
• Military Health System COVID-19 Tool Kit