Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency Termination Compliance Checklist (Hospitals and Health Systems)

Summary

After more than three years, the COVID-19 federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) (effective January 31, 2020) will expire on May 11, 2023. This checklist will assist hospitals and health systems, including critical access hospitals (CAHs), prepare for the return of numerous healthcare regulations that were in place pre-pandemic. This checklist identifies the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements for hospitals and health systems that were waived or modified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the PHE. It links to those waived and modified regulations with which these providers will now be required to comply no later than May 11, 2023. It also summarizes the waivers and modifications that will continue after the termination of the PHE.