Last updated: March 24, 2022
HACC students and employees may be exempt from a vaccination mandate if they have a recognized medical condition for which vaccines are contraindicated or for which religious beliefs conflict with receiving immunization.
To request a medical or religious exemption related to a vaccination requirement, please:
The following clinical sites are requiring their COVID-19 immunization requirements.
This is tentative and subject to change. Please continue to check this webpage for the most up-to-date information.
On Jan. 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court approved for the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) federal vaccine mandate to move forward. This means, healthcare institutions are reinstating their vaccination and/or exemption policies.
Please note:
Thank you for your continued patience with this process. We will continue to keep you informed.
If you have questions regarding the above, please email vacexemptions@hacc.edu.
Please continue to check the “List of Off-Campus Clinical Facilities and COVID-19 Immunization Requirements” drop-down menu for the most up-to-date list of sites and their requirements.
On Nov. 23, 2021, HACC notified students and employees that beginning Dec. 6, 2021, the healthcare institutions where health career students are to be placed for clinicals are requiring all participating students and employees to have the COVID-19 vaccine or to have HACC’s approval for a bona fide religious or medical exemption. The requirement stemmed from a Center for Medicare Services (CMS) emergency regulation passed by the federal government. To comply with this requirement, the College informed students and employees of the healthcare institutions' requirements. All decisions have been made regarding the exemption requests, and those who had requested an exemption were notified on Dec. 3 with decisions.
On Nov. 30, 2021, a federal judge issued a ruling temporarily blocking the CMS vaccine regulation. Because of this temporary block, some of HACC’s clinical partners have “paused” their COVID-19 vaccine requirements. For the full list of those who have paused their requirements, please see the “List of Off-Campus Clinical Facilities and COVID-19 Immunization Requirements” drop-down menu on this webpage.
Therefore, all students attending a clinical location or affiliated site that has paused their requirements can participate in clinical programs, regardless of vaccine status.
Please note:
Thank you for your continued patience with this process. We will continue to keep you informed.
If you have questions regarding the above, please email vacexemptions@hacc.edu.
Please continue to check the “List of Off-Campus Clinical Facilities and COVID-19 Immunization Requirements” drop-down menu for the most up-to-date list of sites who have paused their requirements.
If you are vaccinated, this is for your information only.
If you attend clinicals on a HACC campus, these requirements do NOT apply to you.
If you are NOT vaccinated, please read the information below and take the necessary action.
Please note that this information is tentative and subject to change.
According to the Nov. 5, 2021, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Interim Final Rule:
This mandate applies to all students and employees participating in clinical rotation assignments at off-campus HACC clinical facilities, unless they meet one of the criteria for exemption as stated below.
Vaccination Timelines:
Exemptions:
No later than Dec. 6, 2021, the following off-campus HACC clinical facilities will require HACC students enrolled in the following HACC programs and associated HACC employees to be vaccinated according to the above vaccination timeline:
Off-campus clinical affiliate sites used by HACC students and employees are requiring compliance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and federal government. As a result, HACC students and employees who attend off-campus clinical affiliate sites are required to follow affiliate requirements, including vaccination or application for an exemption. Please note that not all HACC affiliates will accept exemptions. Below is a list of some, but not all, off-campus clinical affiliate sites. The site names that are linked to their websites have multiple locations.
Please note the list below was as of Nov. 23, 2021. Please see the “List of Off-Campus Clinical Facilities and COVID-19 Immunization Requirements” drop-down menu for the most up-to-date list of sites and their requirements.
This following information is outdated. Please take NO action with it.
All programs in the HACC School of Health Sciences and noncredit health career programs require immunizations in accordance with state and federal laws as well as in compliance with the state boards that oversee our programs. These align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for healthcare workers. As members of a community who provide care to the most vulnerable populations, it is our duty as good stewards not to spread disease. All programs have permitted declination of immunization (in accordance with federal and state law) for medical or religious reasons, as educational institutions are not permitted to discriminate. All 50 states allow exemption for medical reasons, 47 states permit exemption for religious reasons and 17 states permit declination for personal reasons.
Required immunizations include annual TB testing, documentation of measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, tetanus, diphtheria pertussis, annual flu and hepatitis B vaccinations. In the absence of vaccination records, titers showing immunity for these immunizations are required. There have been no changes to these requirements by HACC.
With the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, some of our clinical sites are updating their requirements for COVID-19 vaccination. HACC must also follow the requirements of our clinical sites with regard to immunization requirements. It is the decision of the clinical sites, not HACC, if immunizations are required for our students.
Effective for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters :
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