November News Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhysicians Declaration II: Doctors and Scientists by the thousands are signing the second declaration opposing the vaccine mandates for those with natural immunity, and opposing the forced vaccination of children. To reach visit – https:\/\/doctorsandscientistsdeclaration.org\/<\/a> and to watch the Ocala Summit visit: https:\/\/globalcovidsummit.org\/ <\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNovember 6, 2021 (Falls Church, VA) <\/strong>This first week has been a busy week in regards to the vaccine mandate rule making of the U.S. Federal Government. In the last week of October, legal experts reported that OSHA “OSHA lacks the legal authority<\/a> to impose a vaccine mandate”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n(https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2021\/10\/26\/congress-didnt-give-osha-authority-to-impose-vaccine-mandates<\/a>\/) <\/p>\n\n\n\nAlso in October, a group of U.S. Nuclear Lab workers sued over the vaccine mandate.<\/strong> In the article detailing this issue, the following was provided: “<\/p>\n\n\n\nSome employees have estimated the lab could lose anywhere from 4% to 10% of the workforce because of the mandate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIn any organization there are people, not always recognized, who quietly make the work of others possible. Lose them, and you are in trouble,\u201d said Greg Mello of the Los Alamos Study Group, a watchdog group that has been monitoring lab activities for years.” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2021-10-14\/dozens-of-us-nuclear-lab-workers-sue-over-vaccine-mandate <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On November 5, OSHA issued their vaccine mandate for large employers, available at: https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/11\/05\/2021-23643\/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard<\/a> with comments due December 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe President pushed the deadline for implementation to January 4 to avoid holiday traffic snarls. <\/strong>https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/flurry-of-lawsuits-to-greet-biden-administrations-vaccine-mandate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/businesses-concessions-biden-vaccine-mandate-brinksmanship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nICA will be submitting comments. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAs we reported earlier this week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published an interim final rule at https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/11\/05\/2021-23831\/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nChiropractors and staff in private practice offices are not included in this mandate. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThere is push back by 11 state governors with the President’s mandate. <\/strong> As soon as the Interim rule was published, Missouri, Montana, Arizona, Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, New Hampshire and Wyoming, as well as private and nonprofit groups \u2014 was filed in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuitthey filed a lawsuit. Information on this is available at: https:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/legal-regulatory-issues\/11-states-sue-over-federal-vaccination-mandate-for-private-businesses.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=2726E2617390H4W <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nICA continues to monitor and engage on the issues and will give you updates as we can. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nThe ICA stands in support of liberty and health freedom.<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\nThe COVID-19 Pandemic response activities at city, county, state\/province, and federal (country) levels is a developing matter. The focus at present is reinstituting lockdowns, mask mandates, and now orders by public health departments to mandate vaccinations even outside of hospital settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\nHealth Freedom Press Release<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\nHealth Freedom Policy Statement<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate Today to ICA Health Freedom Fund<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nIn the United States – Cities, States and Federal Government Hop on the Mandate Train<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
President Biden’s Announcement: <\/strong>When President Joe Biden gave remarks in which he stated that all federal employees and contractors would be required to take the COVID vaccine within 75 days or face termination, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a press release regarding the COVID vaccine mandates for CMS Fee for Services Facilities. They will be going through a rulemaking process beginning in October. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe ICA immediately engaged with CMS and obtained the following statement from a CMS Spokesperson<\/strong>, “CMS anticipates that the staff vaccination requirement would apply to Medicare and Medicaid-certified provider and supplier types that comply with the Medicare health and safety regulatory provisions, known as the Conditions of Participation, which includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and home health agencies..<\/em>.This regulation does not directly apply to physician’s offices as these are not regulated under the provider-specific Medicare health and safety regulatory provisions, generally referred to as ‘Conditions of Participation’.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nICA Member’s Town Hall Meeting – <\/h2>\n\n\n\nThursday, September 23 at 9:00pm Eastern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ICA Board President Dr. Selina Sigafoose Jackson and Executive Director Beth Clay will lead an ICA Members Town Hall Meeting this Thursday at 9 pm Eastern. Registration is required ahead of time, so please do so immediately. We will send a reminder wtih the meeting link one hour before the meeting starts. Register in advance for this webinar: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nClick to Register now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nKEEPING TRACK: <\/strong>U.S., Canada, and International Mandates & Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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November 6, 2021 (Falls Church, VA) <\/strong>This first week has been a busy week in regards to the vaccine mandate rule making of the U.S. Federal Government. In the last week of October, legal experts reported that OSHA “OSHA lacks the legal authority<\/a> to impose a vaccine mandate”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2021\/10\/26\/congress-didnt-give-osha-authority-to-impose-vaccine-mandates<\/a>\/) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also in October, a group of U.S. Nuclear Lab workers sued over the vaccine mandate.<\/strong> In the article detailing this issue, the following was provided: “<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some employees have estimated the lab could lose anywhere from 4% to 10% of the workforce because of the mandate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn any organization there are people, not always recognized, who quietly make the work of others possible. Lose them, and you are in trouble,\u201d said Greg Mello of the Los Alamos Study Group, a watchdog group that has been monitoring lab activities for years.” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2021-10-14\/dozens-of-us-nuclear-lab-workers-sue-over-vaccine-mandate <\/p>\n\n\n\n On November 5, OSHA issued their vaccine mandate for large employers, available at: https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/11\/05\/2021-23643\/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard<\/a> with comments due December 6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The President pushed the deadline for implementation to January 4 to avoid holiday traffic snarls. <\/strong>https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/flurry-of-lawsuits-to-greet-biden-administrations-vaccine-mandate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/businesses-concessions-biden-vaccine-mandate-brinksmanship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ICA will be submitting comments. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As we reported earlier this week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published an interim final rule at https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2021\/11\/05\/2021-23831\/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chiropractors and staff in private practice offices are not included in this mandate. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There is push back by 11 state governors with the President’s mandate. <\/strong> As soon as the Interim rule was published, Missouri, Montana, Arizona, Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, New Hampshire and Wyoming, as well as private and nonprofit groups \u2014 was filed in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuitthey filed a lawsuit. Information on this is available at: https:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/legal-regulatory-issues\/11-states-sue-over-federal-vaccination-mandate-for-private-businesses.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=2726E2617390H4W <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ICA continues to monitor and engage on the issues and will give you updates as we can. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The COVID-19 Pandemic response activities at city, county, state\/province, and federal (country) levels is a developing matter. The focus at present is reinstituting lockdowns, mask mandates, and now orders by public health departments to mandate vaccinations even outside of hospital settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden’s Announcement: <\/strong>When President Joe Biden gave remarks in which he stated that all federal employees and contractors would be required to take the COVID vaccine within 75 days or face termination, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a press release regarding the COVID vaccine mandates for CMS Fee for Services Facilities. They will be going through a rulemaking process beginning in October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The ICA immediately engaged with CMS and obtained the following statement from a CMS Spokesperson<\/strong>, “CMS anticipates that the staff vaccination requirement would apply to Medicare and Medicaid-certified provider and supplier types that comply with the Medicare health and safety regulatory provisions, known as the Conditions of Participation, which includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and home health agencies..<\/em>.This regulation does not directly apply to physician’s offices as these are not regulated under the provider-specific Medicare health and safety regulatory provisions, generally referred to as ‘Conditions of Participation’.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ICA Board President Dr. Selina Sigafoose Jackson and Executive Director Beth Clay will lead an ICA Members Town Hall Meeting this Thursday at 9 pm Eastern. Registration is required ahead of time, so please do so immediately. We will send a reminder wtih the meeting link one hour before the meeting starts. Register in advance for this webinar: <\/p>\n\n\n\n After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nThe ICA stands in support of liberty and health freedom.<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
In the United States – Cities, States and Federal Government Hop on the Mandate Train<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nICA Member’s Town Hall Meeting – <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Thursday, September 23 at 9:00pm Eastern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nKEEPING TRACK: <\/strong>U.S., Canada, and International Mandates & Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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