
Coronavirus Resources
CSMS will update our members frequently via emails regarding the latest information about the pandemic.
For specific information, please click on the links below.
CT DSS Provides Responses to Frequently Asked Questions About CMAP’s Response to COVID-19, 5-11-2020
Letter to HHS and CMS Regarding Payment for Audio-Only Telehealth, 4-29-2020
CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program 4-26-2020
Provider Relief Fund and the General Distribution Portal FAQs 4-26-2020
Preceptors Needed at UConn School of Medicine 4-24-2020
Paycheck Protection Program Loans – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 4-24-2020
CSMS Legislative Update, 4-23-2020
COVID-19 Executive Orders Affecting Health and Human Services, 4-17-2020
MOC requirements for any physician due in 2020 received an automatic extension to 2021.
Joint Letter to House and Senate Regarding CARES Act, 4-15-2020
CT DSS – FAQs: CMAP’s Response to COVID-19, 4-13-2020
CCEP Letter to Governor Lamont, 4-10-2020
NGS Bulletin – Accelerated or Advance Payments to Providers, 4-9-2020
Dr. Steve Levine speaking with NBC Connecticut regarding telemedicine, 4-8-2020
CT Public Health Association letter of commendation, 4-3-2020
AMA Summary of Selected Provisions in H.R. 748 CARES Act 3-30-20
DEA SAMHSA Buprenorphine and Telemedicine
Telemedicine: Getting Started with Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CT DPH Guidance for Use of Isolation Orders during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Connecticut (3-30-2020)
Updated Overview of COVID-19 Testing Efforts
Updated – COVID-19: PPE and Medical Supplies
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development announces a 0% interest loan program for small businesses and nonprofits with under 100 employees.Read the details here.
Newly released AMA Code of Medical Ethics: Guidance in a Pandemic
Joint letter to House and Senate leaders – “legislation should support and sustain physicians and their practices during this unprecedented national emergency through tax relief, no-interest loans, direct payments, payment for virtual visits including phone calls, and other measures.” To read the full letter, click here.
Addressing COVID-19 Face Mask Shortages – Q&A from Stanford Medicine
CSMS Letter to Governor Lamont, March 19, 2020
CT DSS — Coverage of laboratory testing for COVID-19, using CDC/CMS identified HCPCS codes.
CT Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Resource page — ct.gov/coronavirus
CMAP COVID-19 Response – Bulletin 1: Emergency Temporary Telemedicine Coverage
CPT® releases new coronavirus (COVID-19) code & description for testing
COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet