What you need to know: After more than three years, the federal public health emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 pandemic ends today, May 11, 2023.

• We have prepared this “What You Need to Know about the End of the PHE” to highlight key issues and changes as the PHE ends.
• The WYKNK reflects updates issued May 8, 2023 from the CDC on its infection prevention and control recommendations plus updates from CMS related to QSO-20-38-NH and QSO-20-39-NH on testing and visitation, respectively.

Topics addressed in the WYNTK include:

• Medicaid Redeterminations/Terminations (including Virginia-specific information and resource disregard)
• 3-Day Stay and Spell of Illness Waivers
• QSO-23-13-ALL: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• CDC and CMS Update COVID-19 Guidance [Issued May 8, 2023]
  • Expiration of QSO-20-38-NH (COVID-19 Testing) effective May 11, 2023 and the revision of QSO-20-39-NH (Visitation) effective May 8, 2023
  • Updates to the CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• HHS Announces Expiration of COVID-19 PHE HIPAA Notifications of Enforcement Discretion
• HHS BinaxNOW Program to Continue After PHE Ends
• LTSS Screening Reminders