On March 6, 2020, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act was signed into law, making $8.3 billion in emergency funding available for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in this total is $100 million in new funds to help community health centers prevent, prepare for, and respond to the new virus.
In addition to funding, the Act also introduces enhanced flexibility relating to the use of telehealth. For example, it provides a waiver of certain Medicare telehealth legal requirements. As for Medicaid, states may use their flexibility in managing the program to increase access to services through telehealth—during the emergency, or on a permanent basis. This is all in addition to the Program Assistance Letter (PAL) released in January by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding telehealth and its relationship to the scope of project under a community health center’s Public Health Service Act grant.
In this complimentary webinar, we will describe the new telehealth flexibilities in the Appropriations Act and PAL 2020-01, discuss the President's recent national emergency declaration, and explain the broader impact of each on health centers.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After this webinar, you will be better able to:
- Understand where health centers have additional flexibility to provide services using telehealth methods
- Describe new funding available to health centers under the Appropriations Act
- Discuss how health centers are impacted by the new Appropriations Act and the declaration of a national emergency
THE ON-DEMAND VERSION OF THIS WEBINAR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE LIVE WEBINAR.