COVID-19 and Legal Changes to AHP and Medical Resident Practice: Challenges in Redeploying Existing Healthcare Workforce During the State of Emergency and Beyond

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and state governments have issued emergency rules and regulations expanding the use of allied health practitioners (AHPs) and medical residents during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Separately, some state laws regarding AHP and medical resident practice recently have changed. Healthcare providers must be aware of these changes in order to use their workforce as effectively as possible both in combating COVID-19 and in providing other healthcare services during the state of emergency and beyond. This webinar discussed how healthcare providers can ensure payment for services furnished and ordered by AHPs and medical residents under new and emergency rules.