Toolkit
January 25, 2021

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
Chart Outlining COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Timeline Updated 1/8/21 with extension of the PHE through 4/21/21
Congressional Relief Legislation and Related Children’s Hospitals’ Requests Updated with H.R. 133 summary enacted on 12/27
Chart of Approved State 1135 Waivers Updated 12/21
Letter to Congressional Leaders on Lame-duck Priorities for Children’s Health – asks Congress to pass additional COVID-19 relief funding legislation 11/9
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 again on 1/12/21
Guidance for Pediatric Patient Care Reengagement 5/1

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Provider Relief Funding Resources and Information

Provider Allocation Portal

HHS CARES Act Provider Relief Fund General Information Related to Allocations, Eligibility and Distribution Methodology Updated 1/21/21
HHS Distribution Portal Details for Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Updated 1/19/21
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements and Auditing Information Updated 1/15/21 with new reporting requirements included in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021
HHS FAQs on CARES Act Provider Relief Funding – includes information on general and targeted distributions Updated 12/11; Provider Relief Fund General Information (FAQS) updated 1/12/21
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

Provider Relief Fund Allocation Data

HRSA Provider Relief Fund – General Allocations Dataset Updated 1/21/21
HRSA Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing and Treatment of the Uninsured Dataset Updated 1/21/21
HRSA COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund – High Impact Payments Updated 11/16

Medicaid

Supply Chain

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

Policy Guidance

Telehealth Policy Action Tracking

Center for Connected Health Policy
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) – States Waiving In-State Licensure Requirements for Telehealth in Response to COVID-19 Updated 1/15/21
CMS Medicaid & CHIP Data Snapshot of Services Delivered via Telehealth During COVID-19 (services through 6/30/20) 10/14
Congressional Research Service Report on Medicaid Telehealth Policies in Response to COVID-19 10/9

State Policy Responses and Related Actions

National Organizations Representing State Officials

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

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

Council of State Governments

National Academy for State Health Policy

National Association of State Budget Officers Fall 2020 Fiscal Survey of States – outlines impact of COVID-19 on state budgets 12/23

National Conference of State Legislatures

Overview of State Action on COVID-19 – includes a COVID-19 State Legislation Data Visualization and a COVID-19 State Legislation Database Updated 1/22/21
Revised State Revenue Projections Updated 1/18/21
State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds (Database) Updated 1/15/21; Oversight of Relief Funds Updated 10/20
State Actions to Close Budget Shortfalls in Response to COVID-19 Updated 1/11/21
Sustaining Behavioral Health Services Through the Pandemic 8/5
Reducing the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences 8/4

National Governors Association

Federation of State Medical Boards

Additional State-focused Resources

HHS Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) – Overview of COVID-19 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Awarded to States Updated 1/22/21
KFF – State Data and Policy Actions and Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker to Address Coronavirus Updated 1/21/21

Toolkit

COVID-19: Policy Resources for Children's Hospitals

Contents

CHA Resources

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Contacts

More on COVID-19

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

Analysis or Summary

Analysis or Summary

Contacts

More on COVID-19

Newsletters

Policy Update Calls