Healthy People 2020, Law and Health Policy Disability Report
This report strives to support the 57 million Americans with a disability by highlighting how laws and policies can help increase access to care, improve data collection, and how legal and policy interventions can be important tools for states. Read Using Law and Policy to Promote Health for People with Disabilities in the United States.
Tribal COVID-19 Funding from CDC
A noncompetitive notice of funding opportunity, CDC-RFA-OT20-2004: Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity in Coronavirus Preparedness and Response, has been published on Grants.gov. This emergency funding opportunity is designed to fund federally recognized tribes that contract or compact with the Indian Health Service under Title I and Title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or consortia of these tribes, or their bona fide agents. All federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, consortia of federally recognized tribes, or their bona fide agents should apply for this announcement to be considered for future funding under this announcement. During a national emergency, these organizations are uniquely positioned to provide emergency preparedness and response support for tribal health departments and other components of the tribal public health system. Applications are due by 11:59 pm (EDT), May 31, 2020. More information is available at COVID-19 Funding for Tribes.
Tribal COVID-19 Funding Opportunities from FEMA
As a result of the President’s national emergency declaration for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on March 13, 2020, tribal governments may be a recipient or subrecipient for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) public assistance. New guidance supports questions related to the tribal recipient/subrecipient assistance process pursuant to the nationwide COVID-19 emergency. View Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response: Tribal Recipients.
The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site applications
Help spread the word to your public health partners and colleagues: PHAP, managed by CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, is seeking host sites that can host a public health associate from October 2020 to October 2022 and is accepting host site applications April 1–14. Please share this information with your public health partners and encourage them to apply to host an early-career public health professional. Learn more about how to become a host site.
Resources for Government Attorneys Working on COVID-19 Legal Issues
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website states “Section 1135 of the Act authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to waive or modify certain Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and HIPAA requirements. However, two prerequisites must be met before the Secretary may invoke the § 1135 waiver authority. First, the President must have declared an emergency or disaster under either the Stafford Act or the National Emergencies Act. Second, the Secretary must have declared a Public Health Emergency under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act. Then, with respect to the geographic area(s) and time periods provided for in those declarations, the Secretary may elect to authorize waivers/modifications of one or more of the requirements described in Section 1135(b). The implementation of such waivers or modifications is typically delegated to the Administrator of CMS who, in turn, determines whether and the extent to which sufficient grounds exist for waiving such requirements with respect to a particular provider/supplier, or to a group of providers, or to a geographic area.”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website states “Section 1135 of the Act authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to waive or modify certain Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and HIPAA requirements. However, two prerequisites must be met before the Secretary may invoke the § 1135 waiver authority. First, the President must have declared an emergency or disaster under either the Stafford Act or the National Emergencies Act. Second, the Secretary must have declared a Public Health Emergency under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act. Then, with respect to the geographic area(s) and time periods provided for in those declarations, the Secretary may elect to authorize waivers/modifications of one or more of the requirements described in Section 1135(b). The implementation of such waivers or modifications is typically delegated to the Administrator of CMS who, in turn, determines whether and the extent to which sufficient grounds exist for waiving such requirements with respect to a particular provider/supplier, or to a group of providers, or to a geographic area.”
For COVID-19-specific information, view the CMS Emergency Declaration Fact Sheet on the COVID-19 1135 Waiver, and please note the instructions for states to submit a request for an 1135 waiver at the bottom of page 3 of the fact sheet. For an example of a state 1135 waiver request, please see Washington’s Request for Waivers Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act. CMS has posted responses to state waiver requests, such as Florida’s Coronavirus 1135 waiver request, on their current emergencies webpage.
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