Lexology May 8, 2020
This alert is part of a series discussing the comprehensive actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most important to healthcare providers.
In response to the extraordinary circumstances of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, on March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced multiple temporary regulatory waivers and new rules to provide temporary relief from certain requirements. CMS’ goal was to allow providers to focus on providing care to patients affected by COVID-19. On April 30, 2020, CMS issued updated temporary regulatory waivers and another round of regulatory changes in a new interim final rule with comment period (IFC).
As discussed in previous...