On March 25, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar sent a letter to Governors calling on them to take a number of actions to strengthen the healthcare workforce as it faces the COVID-19 pandemic, including:
- Allow licensure across state lines – either in person or through telemedicine
- Waive state-level regulatory barriers to telehealth
- Relax scope of practice limitations
- Allow more telehealth and remote supervision
- Allow rapid certifications
- Develop and share a list of state-level liability protections for healthcare providers
- Modify any laws to allow signature-less delivery of pharmaceutical products.
Please find the full letter below:
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