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Physical Disabilities & Aging

The PA Workforce Coalition is conducting a workshop next week (on two different days/times) that are repeated for you convenience. Please join us for the presentation from nationally renowned experts in the field and a discussion afterwards. Please see the flyer with the details and registration links.

On behalf of the PA Workforce Coalition, we look forward to seeing you next week and working with you in the future.

  • PA APSE (Pennsylvania Association for People Supporting Employment First)
  • PA Chamber for Black Owned Business
  • PA Chamber for Business and Industry
  • PA Department of Labor and Industry
  • PA Office of Developmental Programs
  • PA Office of Long-term Living
  • PA Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • PAR (Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability)
  • PA Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTaN)
  • PA Workforce Development Board
  • RCPA (Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has again issued the renewal of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) due to the continued consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The renewal became effective on October 18, 2021 and will extend the PHE into early 2022. This PHE status enables the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to keep all applicable waivers in place.

As vaccinations and/or testing of employees becomes more of a requirement for many of our members, there will also be a need to develop policies for the implementation of these requirements. Philadelphia providers have already been forced to deal with this situation, and others are preparing, or have already decided to implement, mandatory vaccine protocols for their employees.

We are trying to gather as much information as possible to help all of our members handle this new demand, including determining what testing will be acceptable to meet the mandate in lieu of vaccinations, who the mandates will apply to, and what are acceptable reasons for exemption from a vaccination mandate.

RCPA is requesting that those who have developed polices and who are willing to share those policies send them to RCPA HR Committee staff so that others may learn from your experiences. We will make these available to other members only and will share them in whatever format you choose to send them (with or without your agency name).

Thank you in advance to any members who are willing to share your policies.