CMS to provide guidance on sunsetting of PHE
By HME News Staff
Updated 11:46 AM CST, Thu February 23, 2023
WASHINGTON – COVID-19 remains a significant priority for the Biden-Harris Administration and over the next several months, CMS will work to ensure a smooth transition. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Feb. 9 that the public health emergency will end May 11, 2023. During the PHE, CMS has used a combination of emergency authority waivers, regulations, enforcement discretion, and sub-regulatory guidance to ensure easier access to care during the PHE for health care providers and their beneficiaries. Some of the flexibilities that were created during the pandemic were recently expanded by the Consolidated Appropriation s Act, 2023. Others are no longer needed. CMS has made further updates to its CMS Emergencies Page with useful information for providers – specifically around major telehealth and individual waivers – that were initiated during the PHE. In the coming weeks, CMS will be hosting stakeholder calls and office hours to provide additional information. Please continue to visit the CMS Emergencies Page for continuous updates regarding PHE sunsetting guidance as information becomes available to the public.
- Provider-specific fact sheets about COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers and flexibilities: https://www.cms.gov/coronavirus-waivers
- Department of Health & Human Services Fact Sheet: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/02/09/fact-sheet-covid-19-public-health-emergency-transition-roadmap.html
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