Toolkit
October 30, 2020

COVID-19: Policy Resources for Children's Hospitals

This resource hub is designed to help you easily find CHA policy tools and advocacy response resources, as well as external policy-related resources to assist your work during the COVID-19 crisis. Importantly, this page includes high-level tools and updates. Urgent time-sensitive action requests of hospitals—will continue to be communicated to you via email and Washington Update.

CHA Tools & Summaries
Provider Relief Funding Resources and Information
Medicaid
Supply Chain
Private Insurance
CHGME
Telehealth, Information-sharing and Privacy
State Policy Responses and Related Actions

CHA Resources

CHA Tools, Summaries and Related Communications

Children and COVID-19: State Data Report – A Joint Report from CHA and the American Academy of Pediatrics Updated Weekly
Letters from Congressional Members to Hill & HHS Leadership Related to Funding for Children’s Hospitals Updated with bipartisan letter from over 230 House members expressing concerns to HHS over recent changes to the PRF reporting requirements 10/30
Children’s Hospitals’ State Advocacy Efforts to Address COVID-19 – State Policy Roundtable Calls and Related Resources Updated 10/29
CHA Letter to HHS Secretary on Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Requirements – asks HHS to reinstate 6/19 guidance 10/7; HHS revised the reporting requirements on 10/22
Chart Outlining COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Timeline Updated 10/9 with extension of the PHE through 1/21/21
Chart of Approved State 1135 Waivers Updated 10/9
Congressional Relief Legislation and Related Children’s Hospitals’ Requests Updated with revised House HEROES Act summary 10/2
Chart of State Actions to Allow Patient Care Reengagement During COVID-19 Updated 8/28
CHA Talking Points – Support Children’s Hospitals in COVID-19 Emergency Relief Updated 8/25
CHA Signs on to Letter to Hill Seeking COBRA Support in COVID-19 Relief Legislation 8/4
Guidance for Pediatric Patient Care Reengagement 5/1

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Provider Relief Funding Resources and Information

Provider Allocation Portal

HHS Distribution Portal Details for Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Updated 10/28
HHS CARES Act Provider Relief Fund General Information Related to Allocations, Eligibility and Distribution Methodology Updated 10/28
HHS Fact Sheet on General and Targeted Distribution Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements Revised 10/22; HHS Memo on Reporting Requirements Policy Update
HHS FAQs on CARES Act Provider Relief Funding – includes information on general and targeted distributions Updated 10/5
CMS Additional FAQs on Reporting Provider Relief Fund Payments on Medicare Cost Reports – Relevant FAQs included in Section V (starting on page 98) 8/26
Instructions for the Medicaid Provider Relief Funding Distribution 6/10

Provider Relief Fund Allocation Data

HRSA Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing and Treatment of the Uninsured Dataset Updated 10/28
HRSA Provider Relief Fund – General Allocations Dataset Updated 10/27
HRSA COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund – High Impact Payments Updated 10/27

Medicaid

Supply Chain

HHS Guidance for PREP Act Coverage for Qualified Pharmacy Technicians and State-Authorized Pharmacy Interns for Childhood Vaccines, COVID-19 Vaccines, and COVID-19 Testing 10/20
FDA COVID-19 Medical Device Shortage List Updated 9/24
FDA Drug Shortages Response | COVID-19 Updated 8/4
HRSA 340B Modifications to GPO Purchases Updated June 2020

Private Insurance

Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program

CHGME

CMS Interim Final Rule – Counting Resident Time during COVID-19 Pandemic (pg. 142) 4/6
HRSA COVID-19 FAQ 4/1

Telehealth, Information-sharing and Privacy

Telehealth Policy Guidance

Telehealth Policy Action Tracking

State Policy Responses and Related Actions

National Organizations Representing State Officials

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

How States are Handling Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic 9/23

Council of State Governments (CSG)

COVID-19: Fiscal Impact to States and Strategies for Recovery July 2020

National Governor’s Association (NGA) Policy Memos to Governors

National Conference of State Legislatures Tracking of State Policies and Budget Actions

Overview of State Action on COVID-19 – includes a COVID-19 State Legislation Data Visualization and a COVID-19 State Legislation Database Updated 10/30
State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds (Database) Updated 10/20; Oversight of Relief Funds Updated 10/20
State Actions to Close Budget Shortfalls in Response to COVID-19 Updated 10/20; Revised State Revenue Projections Updated 9/10
COVID-19: State Health Actions (includes actions related to access and coverage; workforce; public health; appropriations) Updated 9/15
Sustaining Behavioral Health Services Through the Pandemic 8/5
Reducing the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences 8/4

Additional State Policy Tracking Efforts

Additional State-focused Resources

HHS Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) – Overview of COVID-19 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Awarded to States Updated 10/30
KFF – State Data and Policy Actions and Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker to Address Coronavirus Updated 10/29
State Health Care & Value Strategies – COVID-19 Resources for States Updated 10/29

Toolkit

COVID-19: Policy Resources for Children's Hospitals

Contents

CHA Resources

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Contacts

More on COVID-19

Advocacy Alert

Newsletters

Policy Update Calls

Key Issues

Advocacy

Quality & Patient Safety

Performance

Toolkit

COVID-19: Policy Resources for Children's Hospitals

Contents

CHA Resources

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Related Resources

Letter or Testimony

Talking Points

Contacts

More on COVID-19

Advocacy Alert

Newsletters

Policy Update Calls