REGULATORY UPDATES
COVID-19 FAQs (April 11, 2020)
The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services
(HHS), and the Treasury (Departments) issued joint Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) clarifying certain aspects of the Families First
Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Highlights include:
- The testing coverage requirements end
when the COVID‑19‑related public health emergency ends.
The FAQs clarify that the public health emergency ends the earlier
of [1] the date the Secretary of HHS declares the emergency is over
or 90 days following the date of the public health emergency
declaration. As the current public health emergency declaration was
issued on April 26, 2020, the testing requirements will end on July
25, 2020, unless the Secretary of HHS terminates the public health
emergency earlier or otherwise extends it.
