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Funding
- Emergency supplemental funding package signed – Text | Summary
- FFIS budget brief on the emergency supplemental funding package (account required)
- NGA letter on emergency supplemental funding package
- NGA statement on emergency supplemental funding
- White House funding request
- Funding transfers within the Department of Health and Human Services
- State and local public health leaders’ emergency supplemental funding request
- FEMA Coronavirus Pandemic: Eligible Emergency Protective Measures Fact Sheet
Testing
- HHS States Are Now In Charge of Testing
- CDC Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019
- CDC Frequently Asked Questions for Laboratories
- CDC Criteria to Guide Evaluation and Laboratory Testing for COVID-19
- FDA Emergency Use Authorizations
- FDA Policy for Diagnostic Tests for Coronavirus Disease-2019 during a Public Health Emergency
- CMS Guidance for Providers on COVID-19 Test Pricing
- WHO Laboratory Testing for 2019-nCoV in Suspected Human Cases
Planning & Preparedness
- CDC Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities
- CDC Pandemic Preparedness Resources
- CDC Resources for State, Local, Territorial and Tribal Health Departments
- ASPR Select State Health Department Pandemic Influenza Plans
- NGA Governor’s Guide to Public Health Preparedness
- NGA Virtual Resource Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- CDC Disposition of Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
- CDC Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
Legal
- NGA Memo: Resources for tracking COVID-19 and assessing state authorities
- NCSL State Quarantine and Isolation Statues
- NGA 2019 Novel Coronavirus Public Health Legal Preparedness Webinar
- The Network for Public Health Law Emergency Legal Preparedness on Coronavirus
- The Network for Public Health Law Table on Legal Liability Protections for Emergency Medical/Public Health Responses
- The Policy Surveillance Program: State Emergency Suspension Powers
Operational Coordination
- FEMA Support to the Coronavirus Response Fact Sheet
- DOD Guidance for Military Installation Commanders’ Risk-Based Measured Responses
- Department of Defense Directive 3025.18: Defense Support to Civil Authorities
- DOD Defense Support of Civil Authorities
- Identifying Critical Infrastructure During Covid-19
Communications
- NGA Crisis Communications Toolkit (account required; email NGA staff if you require a login)
- CDC Communication Resources
- CDC Interim Guidance: Public Health Communicators Get Your Community Ready
- CDC Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
- NGA Crisis Communications Webinar on Coronavirus
- ASTHO Addressing Communication Challenges During an Infectious Disease Emergency Response: State Experiences from the H1N1 Pandemic
- ASTHO COVID-19: Simple Answers to Top Ten Questions – Risk Communication Guide
- C-Span Archive of Governor Coronavirus Briefings
Supply Chain And Health System Readiness
- CDC Interim Guidance for Health Care Facilities
- Healthcare Ready Disaster Healthcare Supply Chain Fact Sheet
- FDA Supply Chain Update
- American College of Surgeons COVID-19: Recommendations for Management of Elective Surgical Procedures
- OSHA Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- DEA Guidance Allowing Alternative Delivery Methods for OTPs
- Manatt HHS Issues COVID-10 HIPPAA Waivers
- CDC Strategies to Optimize PPE
- CISA Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response
- CDC Guidance for Clinicians Caring for COVID-19 Patients
- NGA Memo: Gubernatorial Actions to Support Medical Surge Capacity
Special Considerations For Vulnerable Populations
- SAMHSA Guidance on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2
- SAMHSA Opioid Treatment Program Guidance
- NIDA COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
- KFF COVID-19: Special Considerations for Pregnant Women
- KFF Telemedicine and Pregnancy Care
- CDC How to Care for Someone at Home
Long Term Care
- CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes (Revised March 13, 2020)
- CMS Long Term Care Infection Control Worksheet
- CMS Guidance for PACE Organizations Regarding Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19
- Guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living
- Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities (Interim Guidance)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Checklist: Older Persons
Health Insurance
- CMS Medicaid and CHIP Disaster Response Toolkit
- CMS Inventory of Medicaid and CHIP Flexibilities and Authorities in the Event of a Disaster
- CMS Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Fact Sheet
- CMS Individual and Small Group Market Insurance Coverage
- CMS Medicare Fact Sheet
- Statement by the AHIP Board of Directors: Taking Action to Address COVID-19
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Steps to Expand Access to Coronavirus Care
- MACPAC Medicaid’s Role in Disasters and Public Health Emergencies
- CMS Frequently Asked Questions to Ensure Individuals, Issuers and States have Clear Information on Coverage Benefits for COVID-19
- CMS COVID-19 FAQs for State Medicaid and CHIP Agencies
- CMS COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet
- CMS COVID-19 Partner Toolkit
- CMS Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
- CMS State Plan Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Delivered Via Telehealth
- OIG Guidance on Waiving Telehealth Cost-Sharing During COVID-19 Outbreak
- CMS FAQs on Catastrophic Plan Coverage and the COVID-19
Human Services
- USDA – FNS Program Guidance on Human Pandemic Response
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Recommendations for State TANF Agencies
- FRAC Guide to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)
- ACF Memorandum on the Child Care and Development Fund Program
- ACF Frequently Asked Questions Related to COVID-19
Housing
- HUD Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease for People Experiencing Homelessness
- HUD Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease within Shelters
- HUD Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease within Encampments
- HUD COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Native American Programs
- CDC Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19
Economic Development And Employers
- CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
- US Chamber of Commerce Guidance for Employers
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
- Small Business Administration Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources
- U.S. Economic Development Administration Leadership in Times of Crisis: A Toolkit for Economic Recovery and Resiliency
Workforce And Labor
- Department of Labor Unemployment Letter on Unemployment Compensation for Individuals Affected by the Coronavirus
- U.S. Department of Labor Resources to Help Workers and Employers
- National Conference of State Legislatures overview of state licensing responses to COVID-19
Schools/Childcare And Universities
- CDC Considerations for School Closure
- CDC Mitigation strategies for schools and childcare settings
- CDC Checklist for K-12 School Administrators.
- CDC Child Care and Preschool Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
- CDC Resources for Institutes of Higher Education
- Department of Education Guidance: Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During Coronavirus Outbreak
- Child Trends State Laws that Address School Response to Pandemics
- Education Week Responding to Coronavirus: A Downloadable Guide for Schools
- CDC Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education
- CDC Guidance for Student Foreign Travel for Institutions of Higher Education
- CDC Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools
- Department of Education Interim Guidelines for Schools and Institutes of Higher Education
- USDA Proactive Flexibility to Feed Children When Schools Close
- USDA Memo on Child Nutrition Program Meal Service during Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks
- US Department of Education webinar and fact sheet on ensuring web accessibility and civil rights protections for students with disabilities.
- U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students
- Census Bureau Statement on Modifying 2020 Census Operations to Make Sure College Students are Counted
Public Safety
News Feeds
CDC
- Information for Clinicians on Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 Patients
- Healthcare Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
- People Who are at Higher Risk
- People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Interim Guidance
- Information for Laboratories
NGA Contacts