Click here to learn more about Congress’ end-of-year legislation in 2020.
Texas DSHS Dashboard – June 2020
Click here for DSHS’s dashboard, including hospitalizations by trauma service area.
Financial Relief
Refer to TOA’s e-mail updates for members for extensive details related to federal relief.
Texas Medical Board
Click here to view the TMB’s guidance.
Click here to learn more about the TMB’s rules related to PA/APRN prescriptive authority.
Click here to view updated telemedicine and prescriptions (extended until September 2).
Surgeries in Texas
Click here to view the Texas Medical Board’s new rule and FAQ (04.21.20).
Click here to read the new executive order (effective on 04.22.20).
Click here to read CMS’s latest guidance (04.19.20).
Click here to view Texas HHSCs guidance for facilities (04.22.20):
HHSC – qa-20-0002
Surgery Summaries
McDermott+Consulting created a summary of public policy measures and recommendations related to elective surgeries. Click here to view it.
Click here to view Governor Abbott’s executive order related to elective surgeries in Texas.
Click here to view the American College of Surgeons’ elective case triage for orthopaedics.
Click here to view the Texas Medical Boards guidance.
Telemedicine
Click here to learn more from McDermott+Consulting.
Click here to learn more about Modernizing Medicine’s April 3 webinar.
Click here to view BCBS of Texas’ telemedicine policy for commercial health plans.
Click here to view the Force Therapeutics example.