March 27, 2020
The U.S. Department for Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance on March 24, 2020 to ensure that first responders and others have the information needed to treat the patient and to protect themselves and prevent spreading coronavirus while also complying with HIPAA. This guidance clarifies how ...
April 3, 2020
On March 29, 2020, Vice President Mike Pence sent a letter to hospitals requesting that they report their COVID-19 testing data directly to the Department for Health & Human Services. In particular, the administration requested that academic, university, and in-house labs that were not already sharing their full testing results ...
April 3, 2020
In response to Senate Bill 150 signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear on March 30, 2020 requesting state licensing boards to take several actions to expand licensing activities and their licensees’ scope of practice, the Kentucky Board of Nursing, pursuant to directives and emergency regulations issued by the Governor’s ...
March 20, 2020
Kentucky Medicaid issued the guidance to providers in connection with the response to COVID-19. Highlights of the guidance include:
- waiver of cost-sharing for services associated with COVID-19;
- elimination of prior authorization for COVID-19 related services;
- permission to use of certain codes for FaceTime and telephonic ...
March 27, 2020
CMS granted several Section 1135 waivers to Kentucky, noted in this letter. The waivers include an allowance for temporary Medicaid enrollment of providers who are enrolled in Medicare or another state’s Medicaid and a waiver of prior authorization and medical necessity processes in Medicaid fee for service. The waivers are ...
March 27, 2020
March 25, 2020, the Kentucky Senate passed emergency legislation (SB 150), addressing numerous issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation has been delivered to the Governor. With regard to healthcare, the legislation covers the following topics:
- Adoption of broad telehealth coverage for both new and ...
May 01, 2020
On April 28, 2020, the Supreme Court of Kentucky issued Amended Order 2020-29 extending certain filing deadlines for the Supreme Court of Kentucky and Kentucky Court of Appeals by thirty days as a result of COVID-19. The deadline extension applies only to specified notices, motions, and briefs that would have been due between May 1 ...
April 3, 2020
On April 1, 2020, the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services published additional guidance in its updated Provider Telehealth FAQs. Among other updates, DMS clarified that cost sharing for all services is waived, and prior authorization requirements for all medical and behavioral services, including drug benefits ...