On January 30, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its intent to end the national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2023. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has resources available to help you prepare for the end of the PHE, some of which have been updated based on recent action by Congress.
On December 29, 2022, H.R. 2716, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 was signed into law. This legislation included an extension of the major telehealth waivers and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) individual waiver that were initiated during the PHE.
We will continue to execute the process of a smooth operational wind down of the flexibilities enabled by the COVID-19 emergency declarations. The following materials reflect recent changes and are currently available on the CMS Emergencies Page:
Updates will continue to be provided as we approach the end of the PHE. We encourage you to regularly visit the
CMS Emergencies Page for the most up to date information.
The uncertainty associated with a global health crisis like COVID-19 challenges everyone's ability to cope. The American Red Cross is offering a free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course online in response to COVID-19. This course will help you to build resilience and support yourself and others through this crisis by reviewing basic principles of providing psychological first aid, including how to recognize and manage stress in yourself and in others and how to lend support to family members, friends and coworkers during and following the COVID-19 outbreak. The link to sign up is here:
https://www.redcross.org/…/mental-heal…/a6R3o0000014ZIg.html.