Becker's Healthcare December 13, 2022
States and healthcare organizations can use regulatory flexibilities permitted under the COVID-19 public health emergency to address capacity challenges stemming from a severe respiratory virus season, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told governors this month, according to AHA News.
Such flexibilities include a blanket waiver that allows hospitals to screen patients off site, provide care in temporary expansion sites and easily transfer patients between facilities.
“These flexibilities remain available to address emerging concerns, including the spread of RSV and flu, when a provider determines that — as a result of the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 emergency — standard regulatory requirements could not otherwise be met,” Mr. Becerra wrote in a Dec. 2 letter to governors.
Mr. Becerra also...
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