Coronavirus update for Thursday, May 7 as of 2:30 p.m.
Department of Health and Human Services Provider Relief Fund
HHS has extended the deadline for attestation and acceptance of terms and conditions for payments from the Provider Relief Fund from the current 30 days to 45 days.- HRSA, which is administering the program through which providers can submit claims for COVID-19-related care they provide to uninsured patients, has posted an FAQ based on a webinar it held last week to address how providers can submit those claims.
- HRSA also has posted a video demonstrating how to add and attest to the patient roster on the portal for submitting claims for COVID-19 care for the uninsured.
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- HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Technical Resources Assistance Center and Information Exchange will hold a webinar titled “COVID-19: Healthcare System Operations Strategies and Experiences” next Monday, May 11 at 2:00 p.m. (eastern) to help health systems incorporate experiences and lessons learned from hospitals in New York, Louisiana, and Arizona that have been hit especially hard by COVID-19. Find information about the webinar here.
Health Resources and Services Administration
- HRSA has awarded nearly $583 million to 1385 HRSA-funded health centers in all 50 states. The primary purpose of this funding is to expand COVID-19 testing. See HRSA’s announcement here and an interactive map showing award recipients here.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS has issued an interim final rule updating requirements for notification of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases among residents and staff in nursing homes. In the guidance, nursing homes are directed to report COVID-19 data to the CDC and the residents of nursing homes and their families and representatives.- CMS has posted an updated list of lab test codes for COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
CMS has issued an interim final rule Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The CDC has updated its FAQ for infection prevention and control in health care settings.
- The CDC has created a web page to share information about its own COVID-19 serology test and its possible future uses.
- The CDC has posted guidance for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools, and homes.
- The CDC also has published separate reopening guidance for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools, and homes.
Federal Funding Opportunities for Hospitals
- NASH has prepared a document that collects and presents in one place the various new federal funding opportunities for hospitals resulting from legislation addressing the COVID-19 public health emergency. Find that document here.
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