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31 Mar 2020, 9:05 pm by Larissa Morgan
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s public health emergency declaration in response to the coronavirus, the federal government has urged the nation to practice social distancing to curb the infection’s spread. [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 8:38 am by admin
Section 3707, Encouraging the Use of Telecommunications Systems for Home Health Services in Medicare: This section requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue clarifying guidance encouraging the use of telecommunications systems, including remote patient monitoring, to furnish home health services consistent with the beneficiary care plan during the COVID-19 emergency period. [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 7:32 am by Christopher McKinney
It depends on your normal schedule as well as why you are taking leave.If you are taking paid sick leave because you are unable to work or telework due to a need for leave because you (1) are subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19; (2) have been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19; or (3) are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and are seeking medical diagnosis, you will receive for each… [read post]
The employee is experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 4:03 pm by Steven Boutwell
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued a notice in the Federal Register declaring certain goods as “scarce,” which means it is illegal to hoard those items. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 3:11 pm by Steven Boutwell
Employers are required to provide each employee with paid sick time to the extent the employee is unable to work (or telework) due to the need for leave as a result of: 1) quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19, 2) advised by a healthcare provider to self-quarantine; 3) employee is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 virus and is seeking diagnosis; 4) employee is caring for an individual who is quarantined or isolated or advised by a healthcare provider to self-quarantine; 5) the employee… [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 12:12 pm by Elliot Setzer
State Department; Nick Schifrin, Foreign Affairs Correspondent for PBS NewsHour. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 11:55 am by luiza
Changes to Telehealth Regulations by CMS On March 6, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which includes a provision permitting the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to waive certain Medicare telehealth payment requirements during the coronavirus public health emergency. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to determine which supplies to designate as critical, and a memorandum subsequently released by Attorney General William Barr indicated possible criminal sanctions for violators. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 7:43 am by Mary Cutler
  The declaration gives Secretary Alex Azar of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the power to waive certain Federal requirements in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP in order to address the outbreak. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 12:21 pm by Margaret Taylor, Benjamin Wittes
 This proposal would require (uses “shall”) the Department of Health and Human Services to prioritize distribution of COVID-19 test kits to law enforcement components of the Justice Department, including the ATF, DEA, FBI, and the US Marshals Service. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 10:38 am by Jack Goldsmith, Ben Miller-Gootnick
The story concerned an October 2019 report by the Department of Health and Human Services that laid out an influenza pandemic scenario much like the one that is now upon us. [read post]