Miscellaneous

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

STATUS: HIPAA enforcement discretion ended with PHE. Providers have 90 days (until Aug. 9, 2023) to come into compliance. See: HHS Press Release.

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

STATUS: HIPAA enforcement discretion ended with PHE. Providers have 90 days (until Aug. 9, 2023) to come into compliance. See: HHS Press Release.

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

HR 1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

STATUS: Enacted

Medicaid: Telehealth Services after PHE

STATUS: Announces end of telehealth services approved during COVID-19 PHE May 31, 2023. Afterward, a new permanent policy took effect.

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

STATUS: Business registry has become permanent.

Medicaid: Telehealth Flexibilities Extended

STATUS: Extended beyond May 11, 2023 until proposed regulations are effective.

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: Varies, see updated guidance and DMC-ODS Requirements for most active information.

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: Permanent

Division of Workers’ Compensation: List of Telehealth Services for Calendar Year 2023 (ZIP)

STATUS: Active consistent with Medicare updated list

Division of Workers’ Compensation: Order of the Administrative Director – Effective July 1, 2023

STATUS: Active – Updates workers’ compensation fee schedule consistent with Medicare including the current CMS list of Telehealth Services

Emergency Medical Services Authority: Out-of-State Personnel

STATUS: Expired February 28, 2023 per Policy Memo.

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Department of Public Health: Public Health Orders and Executive Orders

STATUS: COVID-19 Orders expired May 11, 2023.

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

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Governor Press Release: Governor Lamont announces Connecticut’s COVID-19 public health emergency declaration will end on May 11

STATUS: Effective May 11, 2023

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.

FL Medicaid: Updated Co-Payment and Telemedicine Guidance for Medical and Behavioral Health Providers

STATUS: Co-payment/cost sharing allowance expires Sept. 30, 2024.

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: Expired, updated Telehealth policy post-PHE.

Executive Order: Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery

STATUS: Expired

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: Expired

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: Permanent policies detailed in BT 202297, BT 202239, BT 2022121.

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, until further notice. Still listed on COVID-19 KMAP Providers Information Page updated 7/7/2023, though telemedicine links on page are broken.

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

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

No reference found.

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 Telehealth 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 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.

No reference found.

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 the end of the state of emergency or the public health emergency, whichever is later. State PHE has ended, but State of Emergency continues.

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. Likely expired.

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

STATUS: Expired June 1, 2023.

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

STATUS: Unclear if still active since state and federal emergencies ended, but telehealth provisions likely still active given many policies have since been made permanent

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

STATUS: NY state of emergency ended but most telehealth & telephonic policies made permanent

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

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Medicaid: 2023 Provider Updates

STATUS: PHE allowances expired. OHCA will continue to allow select medical and behavioral health services via telehealth.

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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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: Repealed

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 23-05

STATUS: Expired May 5.

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: Expired.

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

H. 411 (Act 4): Waiver of certain store-and-forward requirements related to HIPAA when compliant with federal law

STATUS:  Expires March 31, 2024.

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. Flexibilities/extensions have expired.

Act 117:  Telehealth Flexibilities & Audio-Only

STATUS: Enacted. Flexibilities/extensions have expired.

H 654: Extending COVID-19 Health Care Regulatory Flexibility

Status: Enacted. Extensions have expired.

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 November 23, 2022/Superseded by Permanent Rules effective January 11, 2023

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.

Office of the Governor: Proclamation Ending State of Emergency

STATUS: Effective January 1, 2023

No reference found.

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.