[TAO] Extensions of the COVID-19 PHE

[Catherine Britain]

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Here are the latest extensions for the PHE.

>From the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP):

*Public Health Emergency Renewed into April, Extending Telehealth
Flexibilities*

The US Health and Human Services
<https://cchpca.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9fa99b7520aedfca5c453103&id=a2ee290d80&e=537bebe328>
Department
last week officially renewed the public health emergency (PHE)
<https://cchpca.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9fa99b7520aedfca5c453103&id=6bd5a8e868&e=537bebe328>,
a status that allows many of the waivers and expansions for telehealth that
have occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 to remain
active.  The PHE was originally declared on January 27 and was previously
renewed on Apr. 26, July 23, and Oct. 23.  The PHE declaration is effective
for 90 days afterward unless it is declared over by the Secretary before
then, or renewed before it expires.  The latest renewal, which occurred on
Jan. 7, 2021 (but is effective on Jan. 21) now lasts up until Apr. 21,
2021.  Significant
federal and state telehealth policy expansions are tied to the PHE
declaration, including flexibilities for reimbursement in the Medicare
program, as well as some telehealth expansions in Medicaid.

In Oregon:
Governor Kate Brown Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency for 60 Days
December 17, 2020
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Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today extended her declaration of a state of
emergency
<https://oregon.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=014ec059e6&e=8b2ce66d7f>
regarding
COVID-19 for an additional 60 days, until March 3, 2021. The previous
executive order was set to expire on January 2, 2021. The declaration is
the legal underpinning for the Governor’s COVID-19 executive orders and the
Oregon Health Authority’s health and safety guidance.

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