Pierce County, Washington State, and National Agencies of Authority for COVID-19

Pierce County Agencies

• Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

• Pierce County Emergency Management / Pierce County ALERT

• South Sound 2-1-1

Washington State Agencies

• Washington State Department of Health

• Washington State Health Care Authority

• Washington HealthPlanFinder

• Washington State Medical Association

• Washington State Hospital Association

• Washington Association for Community Health

• Save Healthcare in Washington

• 211 Washington

• Office of Governor Jay Inslee

National & Global Agencies

• Center for Disease Control Prevention

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• White House Guidelines “Opening Up America Again”

• U.S. Department of Treasury Guidance on CARES Act

• World Health Organization

Tacoma-Pierce County Department of Health

• COVID-19 Resource Page

• Safe Six – Social distancing best practices

Washington Health Care Authority

• Waiver 1135 and 1115

  • Washington State 1135 waiver request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Summary of 1135 waiver request

  • CMS approves Washington State’s request for Medicaid 1135 waiver

  • Supplemental emergency 1115 waiver request for Medicaid services (3/23)

• HCA’s loaner laptop program (4/14)

• For COVID-19 billing, coding, or telehealth policy questions, HCA has created a dedicated email address

• School-based health care services COVID-19 billing information (4/10)

• Family Planning Only Program telemedicine services offered during the COVID-19 outbreak

• Apple Health

  • Apple Health telemedicine brief for COVID-19

  • Apple Health (Medicaid) clinical policy and billing for COVID-19 FAQ

  • Apple Health eligibility and enrollment guides (4/24)

  • Limeade, online wellness tool, available to Apple Health clients (4/27)

• Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

  • Zoom meetings for peers-adult, youth, and family members (4/10)

  • DBHR call for providers of mental health, substance use, and problem gambling services (4/13)

  • Free mental health referral service for families (4/15)

• King County Department of Community and Health Services employment opportunity ( 4/14)

• Provider billing guides and fee schedules (3/27)

• Rulemaking webpages

Washington State Department of Health

• Washington needs health practitioners for the COVID-19 state of emergency

• Washington State Department of Health: COVID-19 Data Dashboard

• Recent news releases

• Find a local health jurisdiction

Washington State Medical Association

• COVID-19 Clinical Guidance and Testing

• COVID-19 Patient Education

• Care for the Caregiver During the COVID-19 Outbreak

• COVID-19 Discussion Forum

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

• Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• CMS news alerts press release (3/26)

• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet

• Medicaid NCCI Reference Documents

• FAQ relating to Medicaid and CHIP agencies