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Federal Disaster Resources

This page provides federal resources that are helpful during emergencies and disasters. We also created Medicaid & CHIP disaster preparedness toolkits to provide states and territories with additional disaster-related information.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of North Carolina for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 23, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on August 13, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in North Carolina and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Connecticut for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 23, 2020. Your follow-up communication to CMS on July 20, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Connecticut and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an approval to the State of Oregon for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 25, 2020 and May 8, 2020. In addition, your COVID-19 1115 application to CMS on April 17, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Oregon and requested approval of those additional components.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of New York for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 26, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on July 17, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in New York and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Alaska for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on April 2, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on July 6, 2020, detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Alaska and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of California for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 23, 2020.  Your original communication to CMS on March 16, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in California and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Tennessee for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 31, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on July 7, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues challenges for the health care delivery system in Tennessee and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Louisiana for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 23, 2020.  Your follow-up communications to CMS on March 28, 2020 detai1ed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Louisiana and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Iowa for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 25, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on August 4, 2020, detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Iowa and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of New York for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 26, 2020.  Your follow up communication to CMS on July 17, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in New York and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.
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