Kansas won't enforce a federal mandate that nursing home workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, as the mandate conflicts with a state law Gov. Kelly signed 4-months ago.
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However, the move won’t allow nursing home employees to avoid the vaccination mandate. The federal government informed the state last week that it will charge Kansas nearly $349-thousand-dollars for the year for federal teams to survey nursing homes for compliance.
The law enacted in November makes it easy for workers to claim a religious exemption from vaccine mandates. Meanwhile, state legislators want to limit the restrictions officials can impose during future outbreaks.