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Maryland
On April 1, Maryland Department of Health Issues Two Memos on Hospital Discharges, EMS Personnel and Transportation and Testing On April 1, Hogan Amends Executive Order to Further Authorize Additional Telehealth Services On March 31, Hogan Issues Executive Order Ensuring Health Care Designation for Disabilities Services Personnel On March 30, Hogan Issues Stay-at-Home Order - It is important that your employees have documentation of where they work and that they are essential employees. Download wallet card templates here.
The Maryland Department of Health has posted guidance for: On March 26, Maryland Schools Superintendent orders child care centers to close on Friday, March 27 - Sets up childcare for designated essential personnel. Currently licensed child day care sites can apply to become an EPCC site. This would allow children of essential personnel (includes a variety of personnel but specifically mentions long term care) to attend a day care with the state paying for the care. See the latest updates here.
Resources from Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute - Learn about information, resources, and potential funding sources for organizations in Baltimore and the state of Maryland.
The Maryland Department of Aging and Department of Health has great informational videos, 30 second PSAs, downloadable resources and a button to register for the Senior Call Check In program. You may want to post some of the PSAs to your websites and social media.
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Federal / Housing
Payroll Protection Program Application Period Opens April 3 - Can Support Aging Services Providers On April 2, HUD Updates Q&A - will not be tracking vacancies, more flexible with access reserve accounts and residual receipts. ICD-10 Code for COVID-19 - effective beginning April 1 On March 30, CMS announced package of significant regulatory changes to address the patient surge Regulatory Requests Sent to HUD - we will continue to provide updates on these requests as we know more On March 28, Department of Labor Expands Definition of "Healthcare Provider" in Regards to New Paid Sick Leave and FMLA Provisions On March 28, CMS Announces Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to Begin Immediately Medicare Part A providers and Part B suppliers can apply for up to three months of advanced payments. To apply, contact your Medicare Administrative Contractor. A Fact Sheet explaining eligibility, process for applying, and repayment details is available on the CMS website. Updated March 29, Q&A New Paid Sick Leave and FMLA Leave in the Families First Response Act (FFCRA) On March 27, CMS put out a Nursing Home Telehealth Toolkit. The toolkit presents policy changes that build on the blanket waiver changes CMS is implementing. Medicaid Changes Explained - This article summarizes key provisions related to Medicaid in the legislation signed on March 18, the Families First Bill, as well as the third coronavirus stimulus bill expected to become law by the end of March. On March 26, Affordable Housing Funds, Eviction Moratorium in 3rd Stimulus Package.
Housing provisions in the third stimulus package include resources for HUD-assisted housing to pay for COVID-19 related costs as well as a 120-day moratorium on all evictions from federally-assisted housing, including
in all HUD, USDA Rural Housing, and Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs. Status: passed by the Senate on March 25, poised to be passed by the House and signed into law by the Senate on March 27.
On March 24, HUD updated the Q&A for HUD Multifamily Housing Stakeholders.
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing announced limited regulatory flexibility to help senior housing providers respond to COVID-19 cases in their apartment complexes. While we welcome the clarity and flexibility
provided, we continue to push the agency for certain critical needs, including how housing providers should access masks and older supplies, and whether HUD and Congress will make extra funding available to
help navigate the emergency.
On March 22, the CDC posted Return to Work Criteria memo. It describes strategies to determine when healthcare personnel in any setting may return to work after confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection. It covers test-based strategies.
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