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Official federal approval letter outlining time-limited waiver authorities, cost-sharing exemptions, and monitoring requirements for Massachusetts’ Section 1115(a) Medicaid demonstration during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Date:
May 8, 2023
Addressee:
Assistant Secretary, MassHealth
Issuing Authority:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Federal Department:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
State:
Massachusetts
Program:
Massachusetts COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Demonstration
Project Number:
11-W00355/1
Legal Basis:
Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act
Related Guidance:
State Medicaid Director Letter (SMDL) #20-002
Original Approval Date:
December 30, 2020
Amendment Submission Date:
July 15, 2021
Retroactive Authorization Start Date:
March 1, 2020
Public Health Emergency Expiration:
May 11, 2023
Demonstration Authority End:
60 days after the end of the PHE
Waiver Authorities:
Sections 1902(a)(8), 1902(a)(10)(B), 1902(a)(17), 1902(a)(14), 1916, 1916A of the Social Security Act
Subject Matter:
Medicaid cost sharing exemptions and service flexibility during COVID-19 PHE
Monitoring Requirements:
Updated Evaluation Design and Final Report required
Effective Date of Cost Sharing Exemptions:
July 1, 2020
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Year:
2020
Region / City:
United States
Theme:
Healthcare, Medicaid, COVID-19
Document Type:
Government Directive
Institution:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Author:
Calder Lynch, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Target Audience:
State Medicaid Directors
Effective Period:
March 1, 2020 - until the end of the public health emergency
Approval Date:
March 22, 2020
Amendment Date:
N/A
Year:
2020
Date:
18 September 2020
Region:
Blackburn with Darwen (BwD), North West England
Country:
England
Topic:
COVID-19 public health guidance in educational settings
Document type:
Guidance and procedures
Issuing body:
Public Health England
Related authorities:
Department of Health and Social Care; Blackburn with Darwen Council
Target audience:
Schools and educational settings
Scope:
Management of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases
Includes:
Contact details, key messages, outbreak management, scientific evidence, appendices
Period covered:
COVID-19 pandemic
Year:
2020-2021
Region / City:
North Carolina
Subject:
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Eligibility Review
Document Type:
Eligibility Review Document
Authority / Organization:
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Author:
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Target Audience:
Medicaid auditors, caseworkers
Period of Validity:
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021
Approval Date:
07/01/2020
Date of Modification:
N/A
Contextual Description:
A government document that provides guidance for Medicaid eligibility reviews in North Carolina during the COVID-19 public health emergency, outlining verification procedures and documentation requirements.
Year:
2023
Region / City:
North Carolina
Topic:
Medicaid Eligibility Review
Document Type:
Eligibility Review Document
Agency:
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
Author:
Unknown
Target Audience:
Medicaid caseworkers, auditors, and other staff involved in eligibility reviews
Period of Validity:
July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
Approval Date:
Unknown
Date of Changes:
None
Year:
2020
Region / City:
North West, UK
Topic:
COVID-19 Management in Educational Settings
Document Type:
Template Resource Pack
Agency / Institution:
Public Health England
Author:
Public Health England
Target Audience:
Educational and childcare settings, staff, and parents
Period of Validity:
June 2020 onwards
Approval Date:
1 June 2020
Modification Date:
Not specified
Year:
2021
Region / City:
Cumbria
Topic:
COVID-19, Education, Public Health
Document Type:
Resource Pack
Author:
Emma Savage, Sam Ghebrehewet, Martin Bewley, Natalie Halloran
Target Audience:
Educational settings, staff, and public health teams
Date of Approval:
August 25, 2020
Date of Last Revision:
August 2021
Purpose:
To provide guidance for educational settings on managing COVID-19 cases and maintaining safety protocols
Year:
2021
Region:
Cumbria, UK
Type of document:
Guidance / Resource Pack
Organization:
Public Health England
Authors:
Emma Savage, Katie Smith, Merav Kliner, Rebecca Stretch, Diane Wright, Julie Batsford
Target audience:
Workplace managers and staff
Version:
1.0
Date issued:
3 February 2021
Sections included:
Local area contacts, COVID-19 key messages, management of suspected and confirmed cases, outbreak management, FAQs, national guidance, appendices
Format:
Digital document with templates and checklists
Year:
2022
Region / City:
Massachusetts, USA
Type of Document:
Official correspondence
Issuing Organization:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health & Human Services
Recipient:
Amanda Cassel Kraft, Assistant Secretary for MassHealth
Subject:
Section 1902(e)(14)(A) Waiver for Updating Beneficiary Contact Information
Effective Date:
September 23, 2022
Expiration:
14 months after the end of the month when the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ends
Programs Covered:
Medicaid and CHIP
Reference:
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); CMS SHO Letter #22-001
Year:
2026
Course:
Physical and Health Education 10
Topics:
Healthy living, mental well-being, physical literacy, social and community health
Document type:
Student reflection and competency outline
Institution:
Secondary school
Author:
Student
Target audience:
Educators and students
Period covered:
Semester 2, 2026
Key competencies:
Physical health, mental well-being, movement skills, leadership, teamwork, community engagement
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Bonn, Germany
Topic:
Ecological connectivity, CMS Article III.4
Document type:
Workshop preparatory material
Organization:
UNEP, CMS
Target audience:
Workshop participants, national legislators, conservation experts
Period of validity:
3–5 June 2025
Date of approval:
20 May 2025
Date of amendments:
N/A
Year:
July 2022
Note:
Region / City
Document Type:
Validation Checklist
Contextual description:
A validation checklist for medicinal product applications within the Decentralized Procedure (DCP) process.
Year:
Not specified
Region / City:
Not specified
Topic:
Business Continuity, Risk Management
Document Type:
Procedure
Organization / Institution:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Business Owners, CMS Stakeholders
Effective Period:
Every two years
Approval Date:
Not specified
Modification Date:
Not specified
Year:
2019
Region / City:
Baltimore, Maryland
Topic:
Information Security, Network Interconnection
Document Type:
Agreement
Organization:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Author:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Target Audience:
Non-CMS Organizations, CMS IT and Security Personnel
Period of Action:
Ongoing
Approval Date:
August 9, 2019
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Year:
2022
Region / City:
United States
Theme:
Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plan, Health Policy
Document Type:
Report
Institution / Organization:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Author:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Target Audience:
Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan organizations, healthcare administrators, policy makers
Period of Validity:
CY 2022
Approval Date:
Not specified
Modification Date:
Not specified
Year:
2018
Note:
Region / City
Topic:
Call Management System (CMS) Software Release Notes
Document Type:
Release Notes
Organization / Institution:
Avaya
Target Audience:
System administrators, IT professionals, and support teams managing CMS R17
Period of validity:
May 14, 2018 and onwards
Approval Date:
May 14, 2018
Year:
2018
Region / city:
United States
Subject:
Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plan, Medicare
Document Type:
Supporting Statement
Organization / institution:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Author:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Target Audience:
Medicare Advantage (MA) and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) organizations
Period of validity:
CY 2018 through CY 2019
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of amendments:
Not specified
Year:
2019
Region / City:
United States
Topic:
Privacy Act, HIPAA, FISMA, Data Use Agreement
Document Type:
Regulatory Form
Agency/Institution:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Researchers, federal and state agencies, CMS contractors
Effective Period:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Note:
Year
Theme:
Healthcare, Medication Safety, Adverse Drug Event Prevention
Document Type:
Program Evaluation Report
Organization / Institution:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Target Audience:
Healthcare Providers, Medicare Beneficiaries, Policymakers
Year:
2020
Region / City:
United States
Topic:
Healthcare, Medicare, Drug Pricing
Document Type:
Instruction Sheet
Agency / Institution:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Author:
CMS
Target Audience:
Hospitals participating in the 340B Program
Effective Period:
April 2020 - May 15, 2020
Approval Date:
N/A
Amendment Date:
N/A
Confidentiality:
Yes
Year:
2026
Region / City:
Massachusetts
Topic:
Healthcare Policy
Document Type:
Bulletin
Agency / Organization:
Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid
Author:
Mike Levine, Undersecretary for MassHealth
Target Audience:
Nursing Facilities Participating in MassHealth
Effective Date:
January 26, 2026
Date of Approval:
January 2026
Date of Amendments:
N/A
Description:
A bulletin explaining updates to the transition from MMQ policies to CMS OBRA MDS 3.0 assessments for determining nursing facility payments under MassHealth.