Wiki Medicare & COVID-19 waivers after the PHE

[jkyles]

Hi there, I'm starting to get more questions about telehealth after the COVID-19 PHE expire and a saw a couple on the forum today.

Here are three resources that I use pretty regularly:

www.cms.gov/files/document/physicians-and-other-clinicians-cms-flexibilities-fight-covid-19.pdf
www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cms-waivers-flexibilities-and-transition-forward-covid-19-public-health-emergency
www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-general-information/telehealth/telehealth-codes

Check individual private payers for their policies.

Keep in mind that the HIPAA waiver (enforcement discretion) that allows providers to provide telehealth services through non-HIPAA compliant systems is set to expire May 11 Aug. 9. [HHS extended the enforcement discretion]

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/11/hhs-office-for-civil-rights-announces-expiration-covid-19-public-health-emergency-hipaa-notifications-enforcement-discretion.html

www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/emergency-preparedness/notification-enforcement-discretion-telehealth/index.html

www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/hipaa-audio-telehealth/index.html

 

[lgardner]

Thank you, jkyles.

I have been using these, too.

It's great that you are providing them in one place.