| Ex. FED-161 | QSO-20-29-NH and CMS-5531-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 27550 (May 8, 2020): 42 C.F.R. 483.80(g) reportingQSO-20-29-NH | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | May 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-163 | CMS-3414-IFC, 86 Fed. Reg. 26306 (May 13, 2021) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(d)(3)) and QSO-21-19-NHQSO-21-19-NH | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid LTC facilities)Federal | May 11, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-168 | CMS-3401-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 54820 (Sept. 2, 2020) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(h) testing; 482.42(e) hospital reporting) and QSO-20-38-NH (Aug. 26, 2020; revised through Sept. 23, 2022)QSO-20-38-NH (Aug. 26, 2020) | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid LTC facilities)Federal | Aug. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-093 | CMS-9912-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (interim final rule): 42 C.F.R. § 433.400 (FMAP maintenance-of-effort conditions); vaccine coverageAdditional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 71142 (Nov. 6, 2020) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS (with Treasury and Labor) | United States (State Medicaid programs; group health plans; providers)Federal | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-099 | 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)QSO-20-20-ALL, Prioritization of Survey Activities | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (all Medicare/Medicaid certified providers and suppliers; CLIA laboratories)Federal | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-153 | CMS-3401-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 54820 (Sept. 2, 2020) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(h) testing; 482.42(e) hospital reporting) and QSO-20-38-NH (Aug. 26, 2020; revised through Sept. 23, 2022)Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency… | CMS, Survey and Certification Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid LTC facilities)Federal | Sept. 23, 2022 | | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-167 | QSO-20-39-NH REVISED May 8, 2023 (current posting; visitation allowed for all residents at all times)QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED 05/08/2023) | CMS, Survey and Certification Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | May 8, 2023 | | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-02-003 | Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Mar. 18, 2020; updated Apr. 7, 2020)CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations (Tier 1-3 framework) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesFederal | Apr. 7, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-015 | COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority) | United StatesFederal | Mar. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-078 | 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)Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (approval) on the application of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living | Pennsylvania Medicaid (Community HealthChoices waiver PA.0386 and OBRA waiver PA.0235), as the exemplar of every State's Appendix KFederal | Mar. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-24-008 | 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Instructions and Technical Guidance, Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and ResponseAppendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response (Instructions and Technical Guidance) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United States (all States operating 1915(c) HCBS waivers)Federal | Mar. 1, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-096 | CMS QSO-20-13-Hospitals (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-14-NH (Mar. 13, 2020), QSO-20-18-HHA (Mar. 10, 2020)QSO-20-13-Hospitals | CMS, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality / Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare-participating hospitals)Federal | Mar. 4, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-118 | Provider Relief Fund, Acceptance of Terms and Conditions, Relief Fund Payment from Initial $30 Billion General DistributionAcceptance of Terms and Conditions - Relief Fund Payment from Initial $30 Billion General Distribution | Secretary of Health and Human Services (terms administered by HRSA) | United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services (Health Resources and Services Administration administering the Provider Relief Fund)Federal | Apr. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-001 | Proclamation 9994Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 15337 (Mar. 18, 2020) | President Donald J. Trump | United StatesFederal | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-01-017 | CMS press release, Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care SettingsAnnouncement that the emergency regulation requiring vaccination of nursing home staff will be expanded to hospitals, dialysis facilities… | CMS | United StatesFederal | Sept. 9, 2021 | | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-02-005 | COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care ProvidersBlanket 1135 waivers (physicians and other clinicians: telehealth, licensure, supervision, signature, enrollment) | CMS (Secretary of HHS) | United StatesFederal | Mar. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |