iQIES Regulation Set Change Related to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

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iQIES Regulation Set Change Related to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement


An iQIES regulation set change will be deployed to production and will be available on Thursday, January 27, 2022. This release will include the new federal regulation set HOME HEALTH AGENCIES (FED - G - 12.01), providing the functionality to cite a deficiency at the applicable federal tag for the facility staff COVID-19 vaccination requirement. State agency and CMS staff will be able to cite this tag starting Thursday, January 27.

The new regulation set consists of one new tag and is not retiring or replacing any other tags. This change applies to HHAs in iQIES. All other provider types are being handled in ASPEN.

If you have any questions, please contact our QIES/iQIES Service Center by email at iqies@cms.hhs.gov or by phone at 1-888-477-7876 (Select Option 1).


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