15. Waiving timely filing requirements for billing under 42 USC 1395cc and 1396a (a) (54) and 42 CFR 424.44 to allow time for providers to implement changes.
16. Expanding hospital presumptive eligibility to include the population over age 65 and disabled.
17. Allowing flexibility for submission of electronic signatures on behalf of a Medical Assistance recipient by application assistors if a signature cannot be captured in person.
18. Waiving requirements for managed care organizations to complete initial and periodic recredentialing of network providers if the providers meet Medical Assistance provider enrollment requirements during the 2019 novel coronavirus public health emergency.
19. Requiring managed care organizations to extend preexisting authorizations through which a Medical Assistance recipient has received prior authorization until the termination of the 2019 novel coronavirus public health emergency.
20. Waiving sanctions under Section 1877 (g) of the Social Security Act relating to limitations on physician referral.
21. Allowing flexibility in how a teaching physician is present with the patient and resident including real-time audio and video or access through a window.
22. Waiving certain equipment requirements in hospital equipment maintenance requirement guidance issued on December 20, 2013, to maintain the health and safety of the hospitals' patients and providers.
23. Creating provisions allowing for additional flexibilities to allow for the use in nursing homes of physician extenders in place of medical directors and attending physicians and telehealth options.
24. Waiving notice of transfers within a nursing home due to medically necessary protection from the 2019 novel coronavirus.
25. Waiving requirements to document sufficient preparation and orientation to residents to ensure a safer and orderly intrafacility nursing home transfer.
26. Waiving requirements for a nursing home bedhold policy.
27. Waiving the requirements for nursing home in-service education under 42 CFR 483.35 (d) (7).
28. Waiving nurse staffing information and posting of that information for nursing homes.
29. Suspending the requirement that a pharmacist go monthly to the nursing home to do record review.
30. Waiving or lessening requirements for a paid feeding assistant program in nursing homes and setting guidelines for training to assist with the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.
31. Waiving the annual and quarterly screening of fire extinguishers and any other annual maintenance review for nursing homes.
32. Allowing all clinical hours required under 42 CFR 483.152 (a) (3) to be online simulation.
33. Waiving under 42 CFR 483.151 (b) (2) the loss of the Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program.
34. Waiving the requirements under 42 CFR 483.160 for training of paid feeding assistants.
35. Allowing home health agencies to perform certifications, initial assessments, and determine homebound status remotely or by record review.
36. Waiving life safety codes for intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities under 42 CFR 483.70 and for hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, critical access hospitals and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities relating to fire alarm system maintenance and testing, automatic sprinkler and standpipe system inspection, testing, and maintenance, and inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers.
37. Relating to the home and community-based waiver programs of Family Care, IRIS, and Children's Long-Term Supports, any of the following:
a. Allowing all waiver services and administrative requirements that that can be provided with the same functional equivalency of face-to-face services to occur remotely.
b. Removing the requirement to complete a 6-month progress report to reauthorize prevocational service.
c. Removing the limitation that quotes from at least 3 providers must be obtained and submitted for home modifications.
d. Removing the limitation preventing supportive home care from being provided in adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes.
e. Removing the limitation preventing personal or nursing services for recipients in residential care apartment complexes.
f. Removing the limitation that participants cannot receive other waiver services on the same day as receiving respite care.