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)
Commissioner of Health, Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health Emergency (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-064)
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)
Wyoming Department of Health, WDH Guidance on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures (cross-reference to Ex. WY-011) (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-032)
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)
Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order 1484 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MS-018)
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)
Wyoming Department of Health, WDH Guidance on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. WY-011)
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, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-14-NH (REVISED) (Mar. 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-001)
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)
South Dakota Legislature (96th Session); signed by Governor Kristi Noem, 2021 House Bill 1046 (enrolled), An Act to limit liability for certain exposures to COVID-19, adding SDCL ch. 21-68 (Feb. 18, 2021) (Ex. DUT-SD-013)
Governor Brad Little, Proclamation suspending eighteen additional regulations (telehealth, hospital and licensing rules) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. ID-071)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes (May 27, 2020) (Ex. OH-079)
Utah Department of Health (Executive Director Joseph Miner), State Public Health Order (Mar. 23, 2020) postponing elective surgeries and procedures (Ex. SEC-01-130)
Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order No. 1477 (Safer at Home) (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-025)
California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification Program, All Facilities Letter 20-22 (Mar. 13, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-22.9 (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. SEC-04-068)
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)
Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Executive Order 2020-22 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AZ-013)
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)
Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); signed by Governor Kim Reynolds June 18, 2020, Senate File 2338 (enrolled), An Act relating to civil actions... including civil actions related to the novel coronavirus, and including retroactive applicability provisions (the 'COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act,' § 686D.1) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-007)
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)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.20.20.01 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. GA-017)
Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Iowa Guidance on Phased Easing of Restrictions for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC Reopening Phases and Testing, FINAL 06/04/20) (June 4, 2020) (Ex. IA-073)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-41 (May 26, 2020) (Ex. KS-024)
Robert R. Neall, Secretary of Health, MDH Directive and Order Regarding Nursing Home Matters (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. MD-042)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Directors Laura Douglas and Margaret Handmaker, TARC Requests Passengers Limit Travel to Essential Trips Only in Response to COVID-19 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-009)
Summit County Health Officer Richard C. Bullough, PhD, Public Health Order 2020-02 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-004)
Utah County Health Department Executive Director / Local Health Officer Ralph L. Clegg, Public Health Order (Utah County), March 18, 2020 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-050)
Utah County Health Department Executive Director / Local Health Officer Ralph L. Clegg, Revised Public Health Order (Utah County), March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-051)
DHSS Section for Long-Term Care Regulation (implementing the Director's waiver orders of Apr. 14 and 15, 2020), DHSS waiver orders of April 14-15, 2020 and implementation notice of April 17, 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MO-027)
Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order 1477 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MS-014)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-003)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (senior living and assisted living facilities visitation) (June 25, 2020) (Ex. MT-034)
Nebraska DHHS (Division of Public Health / Licensure), Novel Coronavirus: Long-Term Care Facilities (guidance, rev. Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. NE-030)
Governor J. Kevin Stitt, Amended Executive Memorandum 2020-02 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. OK-020)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-13 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-066)
Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 20-72 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-042)
Delaware Division of Public Health (implementing the Governor's State of Emergency modifications), Resumption of Elective and Non-Urgent Medical Procedures (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-059)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QSO-20-29-NH (May 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-007)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-018)
Every certified nursing home (15,600 facilities; 1.3 million residents), Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-GM-004)
Prometric; Pearson VUE (test vendors for State nurse aide registries, NCSBN's NCLEX and State licensing boards), Organizer notice (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-GM-014)
Prometric; Pearson VUE (test vendors for State nurse aide registries, NCSBN's NCLEX and State licensing boards), Organizer notice (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-GM-015)
Retail and event florists (FL), wholesale flower markets and importers; the Society of American Florists and the American Institute of Floral Designers, Society of American Florists, "Full Calendar? Flexible Options Available for SAF Reinvention Summit" (July 22, 2020), as captured Aug. 6, 2020: the first all-virtual Reinvention Summit, July 27-31, 2020 (TEXT RENDERING of the capture) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-25-GM-007)
Joseph K. Miner, M.D., Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, State Public Health Order (statewide restrictions on food service establishments; long-term care access) of March 21, 2020, superseding the order of March 17, 2020 (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. UT-002)
Joseph K. Miner, M.D., Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, State Public Health Order UPHO 2020-03 (elective surgeries and procedures) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. UT-003)
