CMS, CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations (press release and tiered recommendations) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-007)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, CMS Recommendations, Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I (Apr. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-159)
CMS, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality / Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-13-Hospitals (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-14-NH (Mar. 13, 2020), QSO-20-18-HHA (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. FED-096)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-099)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, CMS, Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Apr. 7, 2020) (tiered framework; supplements the Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations of Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. FED-158)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-164)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-165)
CMS, Opening Up America Again: CMS Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I (Apr. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-004)
CMS, Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I (Apr. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-009)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-29-NH and CMS-5531-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 27550 (May 8, 2020): 42 C.F.R. 483.80(g) reporting (May 6, 2020) (Ex. FED-161)
CMS, CMS-1744-IFC, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 19230 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-006)
CMS, CMS-5531-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 27550 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-007)
CMS, COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (hospitals: Hospitals Without Walls; EMTALA; verbal orders; discharge planning; medical staff; physical environment; surge sites) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-010)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, CMS-1744-IFC, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (interim final rule with comment period) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. FED-090)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-14-NH, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (Mar. 9, 2020; REVISED Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. FED-097)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Mar. 18, 2020; updated Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-003)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, CMS-5531-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (interim final rule) (May 1, 2020) (Ex. FED-091)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-30-NH, Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials (May 18, 2020; REVISED Mar. 10, 2021; expired Mar. 10, 2021) (Ex. FED-157)
CMS, Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-008)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS-5531-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 27550 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-006)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS-1744-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 19230 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-017)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-18-HHA, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. FED-098)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (consolidated document; version updated May 24, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. FED-160)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-13-Hospitals-CAHs (REVISED) (Mar. 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-006)
CMS (Secretary of HHS), COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-005)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority), COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (approval) on the application of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living, Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response and COVID-19 Addendum to the Community HealthChoices and OBRA 1915(c) waivers (combined; final amendment fixing the end date) (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-078)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Instructions and Technical Guidance, Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-008)
Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS, Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 19392 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-002)
Department of Veterans Affairs (Secretary Robert Wilkie), VA announcement of Mar. 10, 2020: 'No Visitor' stance and suspension of new admissions at all VA nursing homes (community living centers) and spinal cord injury and disorder centers (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-064)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (condition of participation for long-term care facilities), 42 C.F.R. 483.80 (infection control; COVID-19 reporting; COVID-19 testing) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-023)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Jan. 31, 2020) (Ex. FED-010)
The President and the White House Coronavirus Task Force, 30 Days to Slow the Spread (extension of the March 16 guidelines through April 30, 2020) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. FED-191)
