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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

Late evening on Friday, March 13, 2020, CMS issued COVID-19 Emergency Declaration – Health Care Providers Fact Sheet which includes waiver information:

• Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • 3-day prior hospitalization
  • Renewal of SNF coverage for certain beneficiaries who recently exhausted SNF benefits
• Critical Access Hospitals
  • Limit of 25 beds
  • Limit of length of stay to 96 hours
• Housing Acute Care Patients in Excluded Distinct Part Units
• Durable Medical Equipment
• Care for Excluded Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Patients in the Acute Care Unit of a Hospital
• Care for Excluded Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Patients in the Acute Care Unit of a Hospital
• Supporting Care for Patients in Long-Term Care Acute Hospitals (LTCHs)
• Home Health Agencies
• Provider Locations
• Provider Enrollment
• Medicare Appeals in Fee for Service, MA and Part D

This 4-page Fact Sheet also speaks to Medicaid and CHIP.

PLEASE REVIEW AND SHARE THIS FACT SHEET WITH ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM.