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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

PHE Home > Emergency > Events > 2019 Novel Coronavirus > COVID-19 Public Health and Medical Emergency Declarations and Waivers

COVID-19 Public Health and Medical Emergency Declarations and Waivers

Emergency Declarations

April 21, 2020: Renewal of the Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists as the Result of the Continued Consequences of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (formerly called 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)) Pandemic
March 13, 2020: Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak
January 31, 2020: Public Health Emergency Declaration

1135 Waiver

March 13, 2020: Waiver of Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act as a Result of the of the Consequences of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

PREP Act Declaration

February 4, 2020: COVID-19 - Medical Countermeasures (effective February 4, 2020)

HIPAA

March 2020: Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During a Nationwide Public Health Emergency

Administrative Relief

March 19, 2020: Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due do Loss of Operations

COVID-19: Coronavirus Disease 2019

This page last reviewed: August 24, 2020