For all Clinicians
- Quality Payment Program—COVID-19 Response
- CMS letter to Clinicians participating in MIPS
- CMS Dear Clinician Letter
For all Health Care Providers
- Medicare Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Infusion Instruction
- Infographic: Coverage of Monoclonal Antibody Products to Treat COVID-19
- Medicare Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Infusion Program Instruction
- Our COVID-19 Medicare Data Snapshot
- Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- COVID patient counseling:
- Information for your patients after COVID testing:
- Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Recommendations for Reopening Facilities to Provide Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19 Health Care
- Price Transparency: Requirements for Providers to Make Public Cash Prices for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
- CMS Recommendations for Re-opening Facilities to Provide Essential Non-COVID-19 Healthcare
- CMS Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations
- CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations
- Fact sheet: Additional Background: Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet
- Guidance memo - Exceptions and Extensions for Quality Reporting and Value-based Purchasing Programs
For Health Care Facilities
- Interim Final Rule (IFC), COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff
- Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED)
- Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements and Revised COVID-19 Focused Survey Tool
- Acute Hospital Care at Home Program Approved List of Hospitals UPDATED
- Revised COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care
- Providing flexibility for exceeding the 24-hour time frame for patients in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Acute hospital care at home FAQs UPDATED
- COVID-19 Infection Control for Psychiatric and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID)
- Toolkit for States to Mitigate COVID-19 in Nursing Homes UPDATED
- SARS-CoV-2 Point of Care Testing and CLIA Certificate of Waiver Applications
- Hospital Capacity Letter to Governors
- Toolkit for States to Mitigate COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
- “Hospital Without Walls” FAQs for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Acute hospital care at home FAQs
- Acute Hospital Care At Home waiver request
- Guidance for Processing Attestation Statements from Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Temporarily Enrolling as Hospitals during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- How facilities can safely recognize holidays
- Nursing Home Facilities Training 50% Achievement List
- Enforcement Discretion Relating to Certain Pharmacy Billing
- Fact sheet: Expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program for Providers and Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency UPDATED
- Accelerated and Advance Payments Program FAQ
- COVID-19 Data Element Reporting Requirements and Enforcement Process for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC
- Dear Nursing Home Resident Voting Rights Letter UPDATED
- Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
- FAQs About Visitation Considerations for Nursing Home Residents UPDATED
- Medicare Payments for COVID-19 Viral Testing in Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities
- Trump Administration Response to Commission Recommendations
- Final Report: Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
- Guidance and Updates for Nursing Homes during COVID-19
- New COVID 19 Testing and Reporting Requirements
- Point of Care Antigen Testing FAQ (8/31/20)
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) (3/31/2025)
- Key Components for Continued COVID 19 Management for Dialysis Facilities
- FAQs About COVID Testing in Skilled Nursing Facilities
- QIP ESRD FAQs
- FAQs for Non Long-Term Care Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
- COVID Nursing Home Compare Data
- Nursing Home Data Release FAQs
- Infographic: Nursing Home Reporting Numbers for 5/31/20
- Posting Nursing Home Inspections
- Releasing COVID Nursing Home Data
- COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes (RESCINDED 3/30/23)
- Fact sheet for State and Local Governments About CMS Programs and Payment for Hospital Alternate Care Sites
- Nursing Home Reopening Recommendation FAQs
- Toolkit for States to Mitigate COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
- CMS letter to Nursing Home Facility Management & Staff
- Accelerated and Advanced Payments Fact Sheet UPDATED
- Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating Updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions
- Guidance for Licensed Independent Freestanding Emergency Departments (EDs) to Participate in Medicare and Medicaid during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- New Nursing Home Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): FAQs, Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement, Limits to Visitation and Availability of 1135 waivers
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Outpatient Settings: FAQs and Considerations
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities
- COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance
- Letter requesting hospitals report data in connection with their efforts to fight the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Accelerated and Advanced Payments Fact Sheet
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes-REVISED
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs)
- Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge
- Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)
For Schools
- Quick Start Guide to CLIA Certification for COVID-19 Testing in Schools
- How To Get Certification for In-School COVID-19 Testing Factsheet
- Achieving Quality COVID-19 Testing in Schools Infographic
For Labs
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories Surveyor Guidance for New and Modified CLIA Requirements Related to SARS-CoV-2 Test Result Reporting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), CLIA Guidance During the COVID-19 Emergency UPDATED (11/10/20)
- Laboratory Quick Start Guide to CMS CLIA Certification (9/25/20)
- More information about CLIA & CLIA Certification Fee secure platform link (9/25/20)
- Point of Care Antigen Testing FAQ (8/31/20)
- CLIA and University Laboratory Testing FAQ (8/31/20)
- Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by (CLIA) of 1988 Laboratories, and Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Frequently Asked Questions About SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Testing
- SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Testing Comparison Graphic
- Announcement: Medicare Increases Payment for High-Production Coronavirus Lab Tests
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), CLIA Guidance During the COVID-19 Emergency
- Notification to Surveyors of the Authorization for Emergency Use of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel Assay and Guidance for Authorized Laboratories