Miscellaneous

Federal Office of Civil Rights: FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA during COVID-19

STATUS: Active, Expires at end of PHE

Federal Office of Civil Rights: Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communication during COVID

STATUS: Active, Expires at end of PHE

Federal Office of Civil Rights:  Guidance on How HIPAA Rules Permit Covered Health Care Providers and Health Plans to Use Remote Communication Technologies for Audio-Only Telehealth

STATUS: Permanent

Federal Communications Commission: COVID-19 Telehealth Program

STATUS: Active

Federal Communications Commission: Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

STATUS: Active

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard

STATUS: Active

HR 1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

STATUS: Enacted

Medicaid: COVID-19 Emergency Expiration Date Extended

STATUS: Currently set to expire Feb. 28, 2023, or any expiration date noticed by the Alabama Medicaid Agency through a subsequent ALERT.

Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing: Telemedicine Business Registry

STATUS: Business registry has become permanent.

Office of the Governor: Executive Order (EO) on Rescinding Telemedicine EOs (2021-13) due to Passage of Permanent Legislation

Status: Permanent

Previous COVID-19 waivers expired.

Medicaid: Behavioral Health Information Notice 20-068

STATUS: Active

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Amendment to 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services waivers and Assisted Living Waivers

STATUS: Active, until 6 months after end of federal PHE

Division of Workers’ Compensation: Emergency Rule Allowing Medical-Legal Evaluations via Telehealth/Emergency MLE Regulations Newsline

STATUS: Active until January 18, 2023

Division of Workers’ Compensation: List of Telehealth Services for Calendar Year 2021 (ZIP) – Updated 06/17/2022

STATUS: Active consistent with Medicare updated list

Division of Workers’ Compensation: Order of the Administrative Director – Effective August 1, 2021

STATUS: Active

Division of Workers’ Compensation: Order of the Administrative Director – Effective April 1, 2021

STATUS: Active

Division of Workers’ Compensation: Order of the Administrative Director –Effective October 14, 2020

STATUS: Active

Division of Workers’ Compensation: Order of the Administrative Director – Effective April 15, 2020

STATUS: Active

Emergency Medical Services Authority: Out-of-State Personnel

STATUS: Active, until end of state PHE on February 28, 2023 per Policy Memo

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Department of Regulatory Agencies:  FAQs on COVID-19 Telehealth Services 

STATUS: Active

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Governor Executive Order: Declaration of a Continued Public Health Emergency

STATUS: Expired.  Was effective June 28, 2022 – December 28, 2022 or until the Federal PHE ends, whichever is earlier

Office of the Attorney General: Telehealth Security Guidance

STATUS: Active

No Reference Found

Medicaid: Temporary Allowance of Telephonic Signature on Long Term Care Applications

STATUS: Active, expires on the 60th day after the end of the National PHE.

Dept. of Health: Medical Marijuana Recommender/COVID-19 Online Consultations/Telemedicine

STATUS: Expired

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver, Florida Long Term Care Program, Model Waiver, and Familial Dysautonomia Waiver

STATUS: Active, extends current waivers 6 months after the conclusion of the public health emergency

No Reference Found

No reference found.

Medicaid: MedicAide ID Dept of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid Bulletin Feb. 2022

STATUS: Active

Executive Order: Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery

STATUS: Active

ID Division of Occupational & Professional Licenses: COVID-19 Guidance Allowing Out-of-State Providers to Deliver Services in or into ID

STATUS: Expired

Medicaid:  COVID-19 Telehealth HIPAA Guidance

STATUS: Active, until end of federal PHE

Division of Professional Regulation: Guidance to Applicants for Mental Health Professional Licensure

STATUS: Active

Medicaid:  RPM COVID-19 Program

STATUS: Active

Office of the Governor: Extends Order on Telehealth Services specifically portions of Executive Order 2020-09

Medicaid:  Updates on Telemedicine Policy

STATUS: Current expansions are under review

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Aged & Disabled Waiver (A&D) and Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver (TBI) Waiver

STATUS: Expired, February 28, 2021; extended for up to six months after the national PHE ends.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Aged & Disabled Waiver (A&D) and Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver (TBI) Waiver

STATUS: Active, for up to six months after the national PHE ends.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Family Supports Waiver (FSW)

STATUS: Expired August 31, 2020; extended for up to six months after the national PHE ends.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Extension – Family Supports Waiver

STATUS: Expired February 28, 2021; extended for up to six months after the national PHE ends.

Medicaid 1925(c) Waiver: Appendix K Extension- Family Supports Waiver

STATUS: Active, extended for up to six months after the national PHE ends.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Community Integration and Habilitation (CIH)

STATUS: Expired August 31, 2020; extended for up to six months after the national PHE ends.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Extension- Community Integration and Habilitation (CIH)

STATUS: Active, for up to six months after the national PHE ends.

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Medicaid:  Telemedicine Billing Guidelines During COVID-19

STATUS: Active

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Autism; Brain Injury, Frail Elderly, Intellectual & Developmental Disability; Physical Disability; Serious Emotional Disturbance; Technology Assisted Combined

STATUS: Expired January 26, 2021; extended through Addendum

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Extension – Autism; Brain Injury, Frail Elderly, Intellectual & Developmental Disability; Physical Disability; Serious Emotional Disturbance; Technology Assisted Combined

STATUS: Active, expires six months post expiration of the federal Public Health Emergency declaration

Office of the Governor:  Executive Order on Broadband

STATUS: Active, until rescinded

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver:  Appendix K – Extension for Waivers Combined

STATUS: Active, extended six months after end of federal PHE

Office of Health Data and Analytics: COVID-19 Actions, Guidance and Resources 

STATUS: ACTIVE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Communities Choices & Adult Day Health Care Waiver Combined

STATUS: Expired January 26, 2021; extended through Addendum

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Communities Choices & Adult Day Health Care Waiver Combined

STATUS: Active, expires 6 months after the conclusion of the Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – New Opportunities Waiver, Residential Options Waiver, Children’s Choice Waiver, Supports Waiver

STATUS: Expired January 26, 2021; extended through Addendum

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Extension – New Opportunities Waiver, Residential Options Waiver, Children’s Choice Waiver, Supports Waiver

STATUS: Active, expires 6 months after the conclusion of the Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Brain Injury, the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities; Adults with Other Related Conditions; Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder; Support Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder

STATUS: Expired February 28, 2021; extended through Addendum

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Extension – Brain Injury, the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities; Adults with Other Related Conditions; Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder; Support Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder

STATUS: Active, until 6 months after the conclusion of the PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Extension Waiver for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Waiver for Adults with Brain Injury; Home and Community Based Options Waiver; Model Waiver for Fragile Children (Model Waiver); and Medical Day Care Services Waiver

STATUS: Active, extends current waiver until six months after the PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Extension Family Supports, Community Supports, and, Community Pathways Waivers

STATUS: Active, extends current waiver until six months after the PHE

SB 1080: Allows Governor to Waive Telehealth Requirements

STATUS: Enacted

Board of Medicine: Policy on Telemedicine

STATUS: Permanent

Emergency Rule: COVID-19 payment rates for certain community health care providers

STATUS: Active

Medicaid: Coverage and Reimbursement Policy Updates for Services Related to COVID-19 After the Termination of the State of Emergency

STATUS: Active

Previous COVID-19 waivers expired.

1135 Waiver: Brain Injury (BI) Waiver, Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver, Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver, and Elderly Waiver (EW)

STATUS: Active, extends current waivers until six months after the end of the Federal PHE for COVID-19

HF 33 (2021 Session): Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Waivers

STATUS: Enacted (Audio-only allowance expires June 30, 2023)

Medicaid: COVID-19 Teleheath Provider Manual

STATUS: Active

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury Waiver; Independent Living Waiver; Elderly & Disabled Waiver; Assisted Living Waiver;  Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities Waiver

STATUS: Active, Addendum to approved waivers and expires 6 months following the end of the PHE

HB 1793: Postsecondary Education

STATUS: Enacted

SB 3046 & SB 3054: Broadband Grants

STATUS: Enacted

SB 3049: Liability

STATUS: Enacted

Medicaid: Personal Care Program Services

STATUS:  Telehealth service delivery no longer permitted as of Feb. 1, 2023.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – AIDS Waiver

STATUS: Active, expires no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE (see extension below)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – AIDS Waiver

STATUS: STATUS: Active, Addendum waiver extending current waivers no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Medically Fragile Adult Waiver

STATUS: Active, expires no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE (see extension below)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Medically Fragile Adult Waiver

STATUS: STATUS: Active, Addendum waiver extending current waivers no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Brain Injury Waiver

STATUS: Active, expires no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE (see extension below)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Brain Injury Waiver

STATUS: STATUS: Active, Addendum waiver extending current waivers no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Aged and Disabled Waiver Adult Day Care Waiver Independent Living Waiver

STATUS: Active, expires no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE (see extension below)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Aged and Disabled Waiver Adult Day Care Waiver Independent Living Waiver

STATUS: Active, Addendum waiver extending current waivers no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Comprehensive Waiver, Community Support Waiver, Partnership for Hope Waiver, Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities Waiver

STATUS: Active, expires no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE (see extension below)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Comprehensive Waiver, Community Support Waiver, Partnership for Hope Waiver, Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities Waiver

STATUS: Active, Addendum extending current waivers no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE

Previous COVID-19 waivers expired. No reference found.

No reference found.

Nevada Health Response: Guidance for the End of the Declaration Emergency

STATUS: Active

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – In Home Support; Developmental Disabilities; Acquired Brain Disorder; Choices for Independence Waiver for Elderly and Chronically Ill Combined

STATUS: Active, expires no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – In Home Support; Developmental Disabilities; Acquired Brain Disorder; Choices for Independence Waiver for Elderly and Chronically Ill Combined

STATUS: Active, expires no later than 6 months after the expiration of the PHE

HB 1623: Permanently extends some policies

STATUS: Enacted

Department of Consumer Affairs:  Grants Alcohol and Drug Counselor Interns working in certain settings a CADC temporary certification allowing them to perform telehealth and telemedicine

STATUS: Active, until end of state of emergency or public health emergency, whichever is later. PHE has ended, but state of emergency is still active.

S 2467: Extends duration of telehealth COVID expansions

STATUS: Enacted

AB 3860: Telehealth Requirements

STATUS: Enacted

S 2333: Telehealth Immunity

STATUS: Enacted

Speech Language Pathology Board:  Guidance for Providing Patient Care by Electronic Means During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

STATUS: Archived. May be expired.

Office of Mental Health: Regulatory Waiver to Help Service Providers Meet Local Needs

STATUS: Active, most recent waiver reissued October 4, 2022, effective until February 1, 2023, unless stayed, modified, suspended or terminated by the Commissioner.

Office of Mental Health: Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Frequently Asked Questions

STATUS: Active

Office of Mental Health: Streamlined process to permanently add telemental health

STATUS: Active

Office of Professions: Telepractice Guidance

STATUS: Active

Office of Professions: COVID-19 FAQs

STATUS: Active

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

STATUS: Active, expires six months after the end of the federal PHE.

State Resource: Guidelines for Health Care Providers for Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients

STATUS: Active

Medicaid: Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Federal Public Health Emergency

STATUS: Active

Medicaid: Provider Reverification Requirements to be Reinstated at End of Federal Health Emergency

STATUS: Active

HB 1043: Funding for Telehealth Services

STATUS: Enacted

Office Of the Governor: Executive Order Terminating the COVID-19 State of Emergency 

STATUS: Active

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Developmental Disabilities Traditional IID/DD HCBS Waiver; Children’s Hospice; Medicaid Waiver for Home and Community Based Services; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) birth through thirteen; Medically Fragile Children

STATUS: Active, until 6 Months after the Federal PHE

No Reference Found

Medicaid: Telehealth Expansion Extended

STATUS: Active, per global health message dated 1/25

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – In Home Supports Waiver for Adults

STATUS: Expires six months after Public Health Emergency expiration

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Medically Fragile Waiver (miscellaneous)

STATUS: Expires six months after Public Health Emergency expiration

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – ADvantage Waiver; Medically Fragile Waiver Combined (miscellaneous)

STATUS: Expires six months after Public Health Emergency expiration.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Community Waiver; Homeward Bound Waiver; In Home Supports Waiver for Adults; In Home Supports Waiver for Children; Medically Fragile Waiver Combined

STATUS: Active, expires six months after Public Health Emergency expiration

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Aging and People with Disabilities

STATUS: Active, expires six months beyond the end date of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Children’s HCBS Waiver, Adults’ HCBS Waiver, Medically Involved Children’s Waiver (MICW), Medically Fragile (Hospital) Model, Behavioral (ICF/IDD) Model Waiver Combined

STATUS: Active, expires six months beyond the end date of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Children’s HCBS Waiver, Adults’ HCBS Waiver, Medically Involved Children’s Waiver (MICW), Medically Fragile (Hospital) Model, Behavioral (ICF/IDD) Model Waiver Combined

STATUS: Active, expires six months beyond the end date of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE)

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Department of State:  Clinical Experience Requirement for Behavioral Specialists

STATUS: Expired

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Consolidated Waiver; Community Living Waiver; Person/Family Directed Support Waiver; Adult Autism Waiver Combined

STATUS: Active, until six months after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Telemedicine Certification Requirement Waived During Pandemic – Ruling Letter CN – 2020-270-D

Status: Appears to be Active

Admin Order 470

Status: Appears to be Active

Admin Order 449

Status: Appears to be Active

Admin Order 438

Status: Appears to be Active

Telemedicine Program in Puerto Rico – Use of CARES funds to ensure patients access to services via telehealth and audio-only services by providing providers in Puerto Rico’s Health Care System funds to provide services.

Office of the Governor: Extension of Executive Order 20-02

STATUS: Active until January 10, 2023

Medicaid: Update on Telehealth Flexibilities Issued During the COVID-19 PHE

STATUS: Active

Medicaid: Telehealth Documentation and Platform Requirements

STATUS: Active

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Extension of Intellectually Disabled and Related Disabilities (ID/RD), Community Supports (CS), Head and Spinal Cord Injury (HASCI), Community Choices (CC), HIV/AIDS, Mechanical Ventilator Dependent (VENT), Medically Complex Children (MCC)

STATUS: Active, expires no later than six months after the expiration of the PHE

Limited Liability for Exposure to COVID-19 South Dakota Codified Laws 21-68-1-4

STATUS: Enacted

No Reference Found

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Extension of Waivers

STATUS: Expires at end of PHE.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Extension – Combined Addendum Utah Community Supports Waiver; Aging Waiver; Acquired Brain Injury Waiver; Physical Disabilities Waiver; New Choices Waiver; Medically Complex Children’s Waiver; Technology Dependent Waiver Community Transitions Waiver

STATUS: Active, expires 6 months following the conclusion of the PHE

Act 140: Emergency Telehealth Law

STATUS: Enacted – Resolved by Act 117. See below.

H 965:  Coronavirus Relief Fund

STATUS: Enacted

H 966:  Broadband Connectivity Program

STATUS: Enacted

H 960: Store and Forward

STATUS: Enacted

Act 117:  Telehealth Flexibilities & Audio-Only

STATUS: Enacted

H 654: Extending COVID-19 Health Care Regulatory Flexibility

Status: Active

No reference found.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K Addendum – Extension

STATUS:  Extends Waivers out to six months after end of PHE.

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Medicaid: No Cost Zoom Licenses

STATUS: Reached license capacity

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: COPES Waiver; Residential Support Waiver; New Freedom Waiver

STATUS: Active, extends the end date of current waivers listed until 6 months following the end of the Federal PHE

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Basic Plus; Individual and Family Services, Core, Community Protection, Children’s Intensive In home Behavior Support

STATUS: Active, extends the end date of current waivers listed until 6 months following the end of the Federal PHE

Emergency Rule: Home health and hospice supervision; updated telemedicine definition

STATUS: Effective July 29, 2022

Emergency Rule: Temporary Worker Housing, Includes Telehealth Options – Dept. of Labor; Dept. of Health

STATUS: Effective Sept. 16, 2022

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Extension for waivers combined

STATUS: Active, extended six months following end of PHE.

Medicaid: Remote Supervision

STATUS: Active, until further notice

Medicaid: Additional Services To Be Provided Via Telehealth

STATUS: Active

PERMANENT TELEHEALTH COVERAGE POLICY AND BILLING GUIDELINES

*Only synchronous (two-way, real-time, interactive communications) and remote physiological monitoring services identified under permanent policy may be reimbursed when provided via telehealth effective on the first day of the first month after the federal public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic expires.

Temporary telehealth policy will remain in effect until the switch to permanent policy occurs when ForwardHealth will require providers to follow permanent billing guidelines for synchronous telehealth and remote physiological monitoring services. Telehealth-related updates to the ForwardHealth Online Handbook will be available following the implementation of permanent policy.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Community Choices Waiver

STATUS: Expired January 26, 2021; extended through 6 months after conclusion of PHE.

Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver: Appendix K – Community Choices Waiver

STATUS: Expired January 26, 2021; extended through 6 months after conclusion of PHE.