The American Hospital Association is asking OSHA to delay the compliance schedule of its Covid-19 emergency temporary standard for health care, asserting that providers need more time to navigate “complex” requirements.
The organization called for the six-month delay in a letter addressed to Occupational Safety and Health Administration Acting Assistant Secretary James Frederick.
“Hospitals and health systems are just now emerging from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our members have told us that they need more time to implement the many new requirements contained in the 916-page ETS,” Stacey Hughes, the group’s executive vice president for government relations ...
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