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In response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, EOHHS submitted requests to CMS to make necessary, temporary changes to the Medicaid program to ensure that Medicaid members continued to receive medically necessary Medicaid-covered services while minimizing exposure to the virus. The existing RI Comprehensive 1115 Demonstration Waiver remained in force unless described in these emergency federal authority requests. EOHHS did not intend to carry these authorities forward after the termination of the COVID-19 emergency declaration.
Summary of Emergency COVID-19 Federal Authorities as of 9.18.20
COVID-19 Telehealth Policies
- COVID-19 EOHHS-OHIC Telehealth Preventive Care Guidance (Updated May 7, 2020)
- COVID-19 Coverage for Testing and ESCL Guidance
Submitted to CMS March 16,2020
- Public Notice of COVID Section 1135 Waiver Request
- Public Notice of COVID 1115 Waiver Request
- Public Notice of COVID Emergency Disaster Relief CHIP SPA
- Public Notice of COVID Emergency Disaster Relief SPA Second Notice
- COVID Section 1135 Waiver Request to CMS
- COVID 1115 Waiver Request to CMS
- COVID Emergency Disaster Relief CHIP SPA Request to CMS
Submitted to CMS March 25,2020
- Public Notice of COVID Section 1135 Waiver Request
- Public Notice of COVID 1115 Waiver Amendment Request
- Public Notice of COVID Disaster Relief SPA
- COVID Section 1135 Waiver Request to CMS
- COVID 1115 Waiver Amendment Request to CMS
- Appendix K Request to CMS
- COVID Disaster Relief SPA Request to CMS
Submitted to CMS April 7,2020
- Notice to Public Disaster Relief SPA 4/7/20
- Disaster Relief SPA with Nursing Home Rate Increases
- Appendix K Version 3
Submitted to CMS April 8,2020
- Notice to Public 1135 COVID Waiver Request
- 1135 COVID Waiver Request
- Notice to Public COVID 1115 Homelessness Waiver Request
- COVID 1115 Homelessness Waiver Request
- Notice to Public COVID IMD 1115 Waiver
- COVID IMD 1115 Waiver Request
Submitted to CMS May 4, 2020
- Public Notice Medicaid Disaster Relief Emergency Case Management SPA
- Medicaid Disaster Relief Emergency Case Management SPA
- Public Notice 1135 HCBS Waiver Request
- 1135 HCBS Waiver Request
Submitted to CMS May 12, 2020
Submitted to CMS January 14, 2021
Submitted to CMS January 21, 2021
- Notice to Public Disaster Relief SPA for Experimental/Investigational Vaccines and Treatments for COVID-19
- Disaster Relief SPA for Experimental/Investigational Vaccines and Treatments for COVID-19
Submitted to CMS February 9, 2021