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KRMC reinstates employee vaccine mandate following supreme court ruling

Kingman Regional Medical Center building in focus with blooming foliage in the foreground
January 14, 2022

Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) announced today that it will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This announcement follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

In a 5-4 vote on Thursday, January 13, the Supreme Court upheld the CMS mandate. In the same ruling, the court voted to block the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandate for organizations with at least 100 employees.

“This distinction is important because KRMC receives reimbursement from CMS for medical care provided to patients covered under Medicare/Medicaid,” said KRMC CEO Will McConnell.  

For KRMC, that amounts to approximately 80% of its volume. “We simply would not be able to provide care for our community without that volume,” said McConnell.  

Based on the CMS rule, KRMC mandated COVID-19 vaccines for employees in November of last year. However, the mandate was rescinded before it took effect pending the Supreme Court decision. 

According to the CMS rule, employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or file a medical or religious exemption form by February 28, 2022 to comply with the mandate.

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