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Title
REVISED: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)
Memo #
QSO-25-23-ALL
Posting Date
2025-07-30
Fiscal Year
2025
Title
Memorandum Summary
REVISION TO QSO-23-13-ALL ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON May 01, 2023
• Social Security Act Section 1135 emergency waivers for health care providers will
terminate with the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11,
2023.
• Certain regulations or other policies included in Interim Final Rules with Comments
(IFCs) will be modified with the ending the PHE. Certain policies, such as the Acute
Hospital at Home initiative and telehealth flexibilities have been extended by Congress
through December 31, 2024.
• Long Term Care and Acute and Continuing Care providers are expected to be in
compliance with the requirements according to the timeframes listed below.
• Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns should be conducted through complaint investigations outside of the LTCSP process.
REVISION TO QSO-23-13-ALL ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON May 01, 2023
• Social Security Act Section 1135 emergency waivers for health care providers will
terminate with the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11,
2023.
• Certain regulations or other policies included in Interim Final Rules with Comments
(IFCs) will be modified with the ending the PHE. Certain policies, such as the Acute
Hospital at Home initiative and telehealth flexibilities have been extended by Congress
through December 31, 2024.
• Long Term Care and Acute and Continuing Care providers are expected to be in
compliance with the requirements according to the timeframes listed below.
• Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns should be conducted through complaint investigations outside of the LTCSP process.