HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
Biden administration
requires insurance companies and group help plans to cover the cost of
at-home COVID-19 tests
The policy,
effective Jan. 15, will cover a certain number of tests per month depending
on the size of the family. FAQs can be found here and additional details here. In a press release, the Biden
administration also announced other actions to expand testing such as
providing 50 million free at-home tests to community health centers and
Medicare-certified health clinics. That media release is available here, and more information about the health center initiative can
be found here.
Health and Human
Services Secretary renews COVID-19 public health emergency
The COVID-19 public
health emergency has existed since Jan. 27, 2020. The renewal statement can
be found here.
Administration for
Children and Families publishes Low Income Household Water Assistance
Program Data Webinar
The data report
webinar slides, intake and eligibility slides and benefits slides can all
be found here.
Administration for
Children and Families releases Low Income Household Water Assistance
Program Data Webinar quarterly report form and instructions
The first quarter
2022 report is due Jan. 31, and the form and instructions can be found here.
Administration for
Children and Families publishes update on Head Start litigation after two district
court decisions
The updates
highlight states that do not have to comply with the Interim Final Rule on
vaccine and mask requirements in Head Start programs, pending future
developments in litigation. The update can be found here.
Children and
Families announces additional training opportunities for Emergency Rental
Assistance/Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
There will be
additional office hour sessions on Jan. 28 from 1-2 p.m. (ET) and on Feb. 1
from 1-2 p.m. (ET). There will also be another webinar on Jan. 31 from
1:30-3:30 p.m. (ET). Registration information can be found here.
Administration for
Children and Families updates Low Income Household Water Assistance Program
FAQs
The six new FAQs can
be found here.
Administration for
Community Living starts awarding $150 million to broaden the ageing and
disability networks’ public health workforce
Half of this funding
is being awarded over the next two weeks and the rest over the coming
months. You can find the 11 grantee networks as well as more general
information here. FAQs can be found here. Four networks must still submit letters of
assurance, as explained in the Federal Register notices linked below:
·
State Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
·
Protection and Advocacy Systems
·
Centers for Independent Living
·
Independent Living Designated
State Entities
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