Category: Regulations
CMS Current Emergencies
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates this page every day with all press releases, fact sheets, billing and coding guidance and all other current COVID-19 information ... Read More
CMS Medicare Telehealth FAQs
This fact sheet, published March 17, 2020, contains frequently asked questions concerning telehealth and the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read More
CMS COVID-19 1812(f) Waiver
Click on this section to access a link to the 1812(f) waiver ... Read More
Medicaid State Plan Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Delivered via Telehealth
This link provides access to a document intended to assist states in understanding policy options for paying Medicaid providers that use telehealth technology to deliver services ... Read More
DEA Telehealth Regulations on COVID-19 and Prescriptions
As of March 16, 2020, and continuing for as long as the Secretary’s designation of a public health emergency remains in effect, DEA-registered practitioners in all areas of the United States may issue prescriptions for all schedule II-V controlled substances to patients for whom they have not conducted an in-person medical evaluation, provided all of the following conditions are met: ... Read More
COVID-19 Telehealth Coding and Billing – Practice Management Tips from ACP
In order to mitigate exposure of patients who are sick or at-risk due to other conditions, as well as protect the healthcare workers and community, practices are strongly encouraged to use telehealth whenever possible and to consider establishing protocols and procedures for use by practice staff and clinicians ... Read More
FEMA COVID-19 Response
The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) has several COVID-19 fact sheets, best practices, and other resources available ... Read More
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
This publication includes recommendations and descriptions of mandatory safety and health standards ... Read More
OSHA Guidance for Control and Prevention for Healthcare
OSHA has provided information for specific worker groups and their employers who may have potential exposures to COVID-19 ... Read More
Key OSHA COVID-19 Standards
There is no specific OSHA standard covering COVID-19. However, some OSHA requirements may apply to preventing occupational exposure to COVID-19. This section covers the most relevant ... Read More