{"id":596,"date":"2025-02-25T17:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dmma\/covid19\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:12:37","slug":"covid19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dmma\/covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"covid19 ~  COVID-19 Information  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dmma\/covid19.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]--><\/h1><h1>Division of Medicaid &#038; 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This information is subject to change. <a href=\"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/epi\/2019novelcoronavirus.html\">Click here <\/a>for information regarding Delaware\u2019s response to the Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USCMSMEDICAID\/bulletins\/2f0cc4d\">HHS Announces the Availability of $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Funding<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>DMMA Policies Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID\u201319)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><strong>****UPDATED Medicaid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Administration<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/covid19_vaccine_billing_guidelines_dmma_presentation_may_2022.pdf\">COVID-19 Vaccine Billing Guidelines DMMA Presentation &#8211; May 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/covid19_de_vaccine_monoclonal_treatment_faq_20220928.pdf\">COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Medicaid Provider Information and FAQs (9\/28\/22)<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/covid19_de_vaccine_monoclonal_treatment_faq_20220928.pdf\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\">COVID-19 Coverage and Reimbursement Policies<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/dmma_covid19_guidance.pdf\">Coverage and Reimbursement Policy for Services Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/covid19_nm_provider_hcpc_cpt_codes.pdf\">Expanded HCPCS and CPT Codes for COVID-19 Testing<\/a>\u00a0(updated 2\/19\/21)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\">COVID-19 Related Telehealth Policies<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/dmma_telehealth_bulletin_COVI_19.pdf\">Changes to DMMA Telehealth Policies to Respond to COVID-19<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/telehealth_faq.pdf\">DMMA Telehealth FAQs(COVID 19)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"dhsshr\">\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\">COVID-19 Disaster Authorities for Delaware State Medicaid Programs<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\"><strong>Section 1135 Waiver Authorities<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/dmma_covid19_1135_flexibilities_approval_letter.pdf\">CMS approval for an 1135 Waiver to allow us to implement additional changes during the emergency declaration.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n <li><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/covid19_second_1135_approval_letter_20200609_signed.pdf\">CMS&#8217;s Second approval for an 1135 Waiver to allow us to implement additional changes during the emergency declaration<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(128, 0, 0);\">1915(c) Division of Developmental Disabilities Lifespan Waiver &#8211; 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