COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ending
Overview
With this webpage, the Michigan Primary Care Association is here to help guide health center members as the Biden Administration has indicated its intent to end the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023. The ending of the COVID-19 PHE will impact:
- COVID vaccines, testing, treatments
- Workplace safety (Infection control, OSHA compliance, CDC guidance, and PPE)
- Finance/Billing/payment policies, including telehealth reimbursement.
- HRSA Program flexibilities and COVID-19 activities
- Other benefits and programs that affect special populations and social determinants (housing, food benefits, etc.)
- Medicaid Redetermination and many Telehealth policies were separated from the PHE through the Consolidated Appropriations Act. However, MPCA will still include Medicaid Redetermination and Telehealth information and resources on this page.
MPCA will update this page with key information for health centers to navigate the unwinding of the PHE. Check back weekly for the most up-to-date resources and information.
MPCA PHE End Fact Sheet Resources
- COVID-19 PHE End: OSHA and Workplace Safety
- COVID-19 PHE End: Telehealth
- COVID-19 PHE End: Vaccines and Treatment
- Medicaid Redetermination
MDHHS PHE End/Benefit Changes
U.S. Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
- HHS Secretary Declaration of a Public Health Emergency as a result of COVID-19
- Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Transition Roadmap
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate (P. 141 Attachment M, RHC/FQHC Enforcement Guide)
- CMS waivers and flexibility (Webpage offers an overview of all modified or waived Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and HIPPA requirements.)
- CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Document provides clarity on several topics includingCOVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments; telehealth services; health care access.)
- Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 (Fact sheet for FQHCs and RHCs.)
- CMS Emergencies Page (Continuous website updates regarding PHE sunsetting guidance as information becomes available to the public.)