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Federal Policies and Guidance
The following are links to COVID-19 policy information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its relevant agency subcomponents, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and CMS’ Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ).
White House
- Community Health Center Vaccination Program Fact Sheet (Feb. 9, 2021)
- Biden Administration’s National Strategy for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (Jan. 21, 2021)
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
- Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Funding and Distribution [+]
- Biden Administration Announces Initiatives to Expand COVID-19 Testing (Feb. 17, 2021)
- Expanded Categories of Health Professionals authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines (Jan. 28, 2021)
- Healthcare.gov Special Enrollment Period Announced (Jan. 28, 2021)
- HHS Updates COVID-19 Data Reporting Guidance for Hospitals (January 12, 2021)
- Web-Based Outpatient Treatment Locator for Monoclonal Antibodies (Jan. 11, 2021)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Landing Page (December 22, 2020)
- HHS Purchases Additional 100 Million Doses of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine from Moderna (December 11, 2020)
- HHS Dashboard Allocates Lilly Therapeutic Bamlanivimab for Mild to Moderate COVID-19 (Nov. 10, 2020)
- HHS, DOD announce $119 million contract with Hologic to Increase COVID-19 testing capacity (Oct. 31, 2020)
- CVS, Walgreens to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities (Oct. 16, 2020)
- HHS Opens Up $20 Billion in Phase 3 Provider Relief Funds (Oct. 1, 2020)
- Guidance Allows Pharmacists to Order, Administer COVID-19 Vaccines (Sept. 9, 2020)
- HHS Awards Abbott Contract to Distribute 150 Million Rapid Tests (Aug. 28, 2020
- HHS Telehealth Information for Providers
- HHS Expands Access to Childhood Vaccines During COVID-19 Pandemic (August 19, 2020)
- HHS Invests $6.5 Million in Two Labs to Add 1 Million Tests Per Week (August 13, 2020)
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund:
- COVID-19 Testing Plans by State and Jurisdiction, July-Dec. 2020
- Report Highlights Wide Use of Telehealth by Medicare Beneficiaries (July 29, 2020)
- Guidance on Civil Rights Protections Prohibiting Discrimination During COVID‐19 (July 20, 2020)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Reporting and FAQs (Updated July 29, 2020)
- 'Surge' COVID-19 Testing Launched in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas (July 7, 2020)
- HHS Expands Pharmacy and Retail COVID-19 Testing Sites for COVID-19
- Agreement with Gilead Sciences to Supply Hospitals With Remdesivir Through September (June 29, 2020)
- AHRQ Report: Masks for the Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (June 24, 2020)
- HHS Initiatives to Address Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on Minorities (June 5, 2020)
- New Laboratory Guidance for COVID-19 Testing (June 4, 2020)
- HHS/DOL/Treaury FAQs on Expanded Coverage for Diagnostic Services Testing for COVID-19 (April 11, 2020) (press release)
- HHS Secretary Azar Letter/FAQs to Hospital Administrators on Federal Reporting (April 10, 2020)
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: Delivery of Initial $30 Billion to Providers (April 10, 2020)
- Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response COVD-19 Resources
- COVID-19 Healthcare Lessons Learned (September 2020)
- HHS Expands Coverage for COVID-19 Screening Tests at Congregate Facilities (Aug. 31, 2020)
- HHS to Distribute 1.5 Million N95 Respirators to Nursing Homes (Aug. 25, 2020)
- Federal Healthcare Resilience Task Force Alternate Care Site Toolkit; ACS Funding Summary
- Agreement with Astra Zeneca to Expedite Development of AZD1222 Vaccine Candidate (May 21, 2020)
- HHS Partners to Expand U.S. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (May 19, 2020)
- Allocation Plan: Shipment of Donated Remdesivir for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients (May 9, 2020)
- COVID-19 Virtual Toolkit: Resources for Healthcare Decision-makers Responding to COVID-19 Workforce Concerns (April 22, 2020)
- Healthcare Provider Resources Landing Page (APSR TRACIE); COVID-19 Hospital Resource Package (April 17, 2020)
- COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist
- HHS Office of Inspector General – COVID-19 Portal
- U.S. Public Health Service – Optimizing Ventilator Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 31, 2020)
HHS Office for Civil Rights
- Guidance on HIPAA and Contacting Former COVID-19 Patients About Blood and Plasma Donation (Updated August, 2020)
- Bulletin HIPAA and Corona Virus (February 2020)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Vaccine Finder: COVID-19 Information for Jurisdictions and Healthcare Providers
- Customizable COVID-19 Content for Essential Workers (updated Feb. 13, 2021)
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel (updated Feb. 10, 2021)
- National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine (February 22-24, 2021)
- Interactive Map: US COVID-19 Cases Caused by Variants
- Training for Healthcare Professionals—Vaccinations (updated Jan. 25, 2021)
- Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (Jan. 6, 2021)
- Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started
- COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit
- Science Briefs: Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants
- ACIP Updated Interim Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation (Dec. 22, 2020)
- CDC advisory panel approves recommendations to prioritize health care workers and long-term care facility residents for COVID-19 vaccine distribution (Dec. 1, 2020).
- CDC Resources for Providers: Talking to Patients About COVID-19 Vaccines
- How CDC is Making Vaccine Recommendations for Priority Groups (Updated Nov. 9, 2020)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Distribution FAQs (Nov. 4, 2020)
- Project Firstline National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control
- Guidance: How COVID-19 Spreads (Updated Oct. 5, 2020)
- Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Testing Criteria (Sept. 18, 2020)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations (Updated Oct. 29, 2020)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Scenarios-Phase I Q4 2020 (Aug. 26, 2020)
- Updated Guidance on When to Quarantine (Aug. 16, 2020)
- Key Considerations for Transferring Patients to Relief Health Care Facilities (July 12, 2020)
- Consolidated COVID-19 Testing Recommendations (June 13, 2020)
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated July 15, 2020)
- Framework for Providing Non-COVID0-19 Clinical Care During the Pandemic (May 20, 2020)
- Summary of CDC Activities, Guidelines: COVID-19 Response (May 2020)
- COVID-19 Data Tracker: Cases and Deaths by State
- COVID-19 Landing Page (General Resources)
- Symptom-Based Guidance for Patient Isolation, Health Care Worker Return to Work
- Criteria for Evaluating and Testing Patients for COVID-19
- Information for Health Professionals
- Resources for Clinics and Healthcare Facilities
- Symptoms & Testing Self-Checker Tool
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC): 2020 Performance Year (Feb. 25, 2021)
- Revised COVID-19-Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care (Dec. 30, 2020)
- CMS Frequently Asked Questions on Medicare Fee-for-Service Billing
- COVID-19 Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies: Payment Allowances and Related Information
- Medicare Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Infusion Program Instruction (Dec. 3, 2020)
- Infographic: Coverage of Monoclonal Antibodies to Treat COVID-19 (December 2020)
- CMS Launches Acute Hospital Care At Home Program to Expand Hospital Capacity (Nov. 25, 2020)
- Acute Hospital Care At Home Online Waiver Portal
- CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action (Nov. 17, 2020)
- CMS Releases Interim Final Rule on Vaccine Coverage and Payment (Oct. 28, 2020)
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Policies and Guidance
- New Payment Policy Rewards Labs for Faster COVID-19 Test Results in 2021 (Oct. 15, 2020)
- CMS Revises Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers (Oct. 8, 2020)
- Guidance on Mandatory Reporting of COVID-19 Data by Hospitals (Oct. 6, 2020)
- Guidance for Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise for COVID-19 (Sept. 30, 2020)
- CMS Updates Guidance for Visitation in Nursing Homes (Sept. 17, 2020)
- Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program: COVID-19 Tip Sheet (Sept. 8, 2020)
- CMS Issues Interim Final Rule for COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Homes (Aug. 25, 2020)(PPT Overview)
- Rural Crosswalk: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 (August 2020)
- CMS Announces Resumption of Routine Inspections for All Providers and Suppliers (August 17, 2020)
- Provider Reimbursement Available for Counseling Patients to Self-Isolate for COVID-19 Testing; Counseling Checklist (July 30, 2020)
- CMS Announces New Infection Control Resources for Nursing Homes (July 22, 2020)
- Home Health Quality Reporting COVID-19 PHE Tip Sheet (July 2020)
- Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed With COVID-19 Data Snapshot
- CMS Innovation Center COVID-19 Flexibilities Landing Page
- CMS Innovation Center Models COVID-19 Related Adjustments (June 3, 2020)
- CMS Programs and Payments for Care in Hospital Alternate Care Sites (May 26, 2020)
- Requirements for Providers to Make Public Cash Prices for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (FAQs) (May 12, 2020)
- Second Round of Regulatory Waivers to Support U.S. Health System (includes provider licensure, hospitals without walls, and telehealth for Medicare) (Interim Final Rule) (April 30, 2020) CMS Physicians and Other Clinicians Summary; CMS Hospitals Summary; AMGA Summary
- Quality Payment Program: COVD-19 Response Fact Sheet (Continually Updated); Quality Reporting Guidance Memo (March 27, 2020)
- COVID-19 Clinical Trials Improvement Activity Added to Quality Payment Program (April 28, 2020)
- Guidance Allowing Independent Freestanding Emergency Departments to Provide Care to Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries (April 21, 2020)
- Enforcement Discretion Policy for Interoperability Final Rules (April 21, 2020, Joint Statement by CMS, ONC, and HHS OIG)
- Medicare and Medicaid Policy and Regulatory Revisions Interim Final Rule (March 30, 2020); AMGA Executive Summary
- CMS Coronavirus Current Emergencies Landing Page
- CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program, Suspends Advance Payment Program (April 26, 2020)
- CMS Fact Sheet: Expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program for Providers and Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency (April 26, 2020)
- CMS Approves $34 Billion for Healthcare Providers in One Week (April 7, 2020) State-by-State Distribution (Updated April 24, 2020)
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2029 (COVID-19)
- Dear Clinician Letter (Explains CMS COVID-19 Policies for Providers) (April 6, 2020)
- CMS Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations (Updated April 6, 2020)
- COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls (Podcasts and Transcripts)
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers and Flexibilities [+]
- Coverage, Billing & Coding Guidance [+]
- Guidance on Reopening Facilities [+]
- Infection Control Guidance [+]
Healthcare facility infection control guidance - Additional CMS Guidance [+]
Federal Communications Commission
Food and Drug Administration
- Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for Providers (Feb. 27, 2021)
- Letter to Providers: Using Ventilator Splitters During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Feb. 9, 2021)
- Alert on SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation to Providers, Clinical Labs (Jan. 8, 2021)
- Providers Urged to Follow Authorized Dosing Schedules for COVID-19 Vaccines (Jan. 4, 2020)
- COVID-19 Communications Toolkits
- Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet for Providers (Dec. 18, 2020)
- Instructions for Providers on Administering Pfizer, BioNTech Vaccine (Dec. 12, 2020)
- FDA Issues New Policy on Dry Heat for Reuse of Certain Respirators (Nov. 25, 2020)
- Q&A: Face Masks, Including Surgical Masks, and Respirators for COVID-19 (Nov. 24, 2020)
- FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test for Self-Testing at Home (Nov. 17, 2020)
- Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Guidance for Industry (Nov. 16, 2020)
- A Closer Look at COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing (Nov. 16, 2020)
- FDA approves first treatment (remdesivir) for COVID-19 (Oct. 22, 2020)
- Guidance documents on emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines (Oct. 6, 2020)
- FDA Tool to Help Health Facilities Select Respirators (August 19, 2020)
- Guidance Document: Development and Licensure of Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19 (June, 2020)
- Revised Provider Fact Sheet: Remdesivir Interaction with Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine (June 15, 2020)
- COVID-19 Resources for Health Professionals
- FDA Coronavirus Landing Page
- Emergency Use Authorizations [+]
Health Resources and Services Administration
- HRSA $2 billion Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Rewards Nursing Homes for Performance (Sept. 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 Preparedness and Recovery Resources for Health Centers
- Additional Resources [+]
National Institutes of Health
- COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources Page
- See also AMGA COVID-19 Population Health and Medical Research Resources
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
U.S. Small Business Administration
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