{"id":269860,"date":"2020-04-09T15:07:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/93fd47b736.nxcli.net\/QIO\/?page_id=269860"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T16:51:47","slug":"regulatory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-services-support\/regulatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Telehealth Services Support<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxathree card-1 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/telehealth_home_icon.png\" alt=\"Home\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/telehealth-tools\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxazero card-1 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/telehealth_tools_icon.png\" alt=\"Telehealth Tools\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/educationtraining\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxafour card-1 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/telehealth_education_icon.png\" alt=\"Education &amp; Training\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/faq\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxaone card-1 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/telehealth_faq_icon.png\" alt=\"FAQs\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/regulatory\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxatwo card-1 currentbox alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/telehealth_regulatory_icon.png\" alt=\"Regulatory References\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/partners\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxafive card-1  alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/telehealth_partners_icon.png\" alt=\"Partners\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxafive card-1 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/telehealth_contact_icon.png\" alt=\"Contact Us\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearcontent\">\n<h1>Regulatory References<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Several Medicare restrictions on the use of telehealth have been waived during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). For more information about these regulatory changes and data reporting, access any of the following documents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>July 6, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/se20016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised MLN Matters Special Edition Article<\/a>: New and\u00a0expanded flexibilities for rural health clinics (RHCs) and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) during COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE)\n<ul>\n<li>Note: The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) revised this article to provide additional guidance to telehealth services that have cost-sharing waived and additional claim examples and an additional section on the RHC Productivity Standard. All other information from the previous article remains the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>April 10, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HHS-Ltr-to-Hospital-Admins-FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter from U.S. Secretary of HHS Alex Azar<\/a>: Answers to hospitals&#8217; frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding COVID-19 data reporting<\/li>\n<li>March 30, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Medicare\/Medicare-General-Information\/Telehealth\/Telehealth-Codes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS)<\/a>: List of telehealth services<\/li>\n<li>March 30, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/newsroom\/fact-sheets\/additional-backgroundsweeping-regulatory-changes-help-us-healthcare-system-address-covid-19-patient\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) Fact Sheet<\/a>: Background information on waivers and rule changes<\/li>\n<li>March 30, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/trump-administration-makes-sweeping-regulatory-changes-help-us-healthcare-system-address-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) Press Release<\/a>: Trump Administration Makes Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Health Care System Address COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>March 29, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hospital-Letter-from-Vice-President-Pence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter from Vice President Pence<\/a>: Request for hospital reporting on COVID-19 data\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copy-of-Template-for-Daily-Hospital-COVID-19-Reporting.xlsx\">Template for daily hospital COVID-19 reporting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NHSN-COVID-19-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capacity-Module-How-to-Use-t.._.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHSN: How to Use the Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Module<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NHSN-COVID-19-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capacity-Module-Data-Elements.._.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Completion of COVID-19 Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Module Form (CDC 57.130)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CMS COVID-19 websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/About-CMS\/Agency-Information\/Emergency\/EPRO\/Current-Emergencies\/Current-Emergencies-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Emergencies<\/a> &#8211; Provides information and updates about COVID-19, including clinical and technical guidance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/about-cms\/emergency-preparedness-response-operations\/current-emergencies\/coronavirus-waivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronavirus Waivers &amp; Flexibilities<\/a> &#8211; Provides a list of waivers and modifications for health care providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"container1\">\n<div id=\"google_translate_element\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction googleTranslateElementInit() {\n  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE, autoDisplay: false}, 'google_translate_element');\n}\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telehealth Services Support<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/telehealth-tools\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/educationtraining\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/faq\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/regulatory\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/telehealth-regulatory-portal\/partners\/\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regulatory References<br \/>\nSeveral Medicare restrictions on the use of telehealth have been waived during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). For more information about these regulatory changes and data reporting, access any of the following documents:<\/p>\n<p>July 6, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/se20016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revised MLN Matters Special Edition Article<\/a>: New and\u00a0expanded flexibilities for rural health clinics (RHCs) and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) during COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE)<\/p>\n<p>Note: The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) revised this article to provide additional guidance to telehealth services that have cost-sharing waived and additional claim examples and an additional section on the RHC Productivity Standard. All other information from the previous article remains the same.<\/p>\n<p>April 10, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HHS-Ltr-to-Hospital-Admins-FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter from U.S. Secretary of HHS Alex Azar<\/a>: Answers to hospitals&#8217; frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding COVID-19 data reporting<br \/>\nMarch 30, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Medicare\/Medicare-General-Information\/Telehealth\/Telehealth-Codes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS)<\/a>: List of telehealth services<br \/>\nMarch 30, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/newsroom\/fact-sheets\/additional-backgroundsweeping-regulatory-changes-help-us-healthcare-system-address-covid-19-patient\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) Fact Sheet<\/a>: Background information on waivers and rule changes<br \/>\nMarch 30, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/trump-administration-makes-sweeping-regulatory-changes-help-us-healthcare-system-address-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) Press Release<\/a>: Trump Administration Makes Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Health Care System Address COVID-19<br \/>\nMarch 29, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hospital-Letter-from-Vice-President-Pence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter from Vice President Pence<\/a>: Request for hospital reporting on COVID-19 data<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copy-of-Template-for-Daily-Hospital-COVID-19-Reporting.xlsx\">Template for daily hospital COVID-19 reporting<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NHSN-COVID-19-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capacity-Module-How-to-Use-t.._.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHSN: How to Use the Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Module<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NHSN-COVID-19-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capacity-Module-Data-Elements.._.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructions for Completion of COVID-19 Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Module Form (CDC 57.130)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CMS COVID-19 websites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/About-CMS\/Agency-Information\/Emergency\/EPRO\/Current-Emergencies\/Current-Emergencies-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current Emergencies<\/a> &#8211; Provides information and updates about COVID-19, including clinical and technical guidance<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/about-cms\/emergency-preparedness-response-operations\/current-emergencies\/coronavirus-waivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronavirus Waivers &amp; Flexibilities<\/a> &#8211; Provides a list of waivers and modifications for health care providers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":269833,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-269860","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269860\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}