President Trump declared a national emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This clears the way to eliminate restrictions from Conditions of Participation or other certification requirements with respect to use of hospital resources. An overview of the CMS 1135 waiver process may be found here.  Further updates will also be provided as Advis obtains more details.

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Published: March 16, 2020