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Set out below are frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the FFCRA), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), and other health coverage issues related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). These FAQs have been prepared jointly by the Department ...
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements.
Mar 18, 2020 · (Public Law 116-127, March 18, 2020) Division E—Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act. Division E of the FFCRA provides up to two weeks (up to 80 hours) of emergency paid sick leave to all Federal civil service employees in specified circumstances related to COVID-19— unless they are in an exempted category as described below.
- Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing
- Rapid Coverage of Preventive Services and Vaccines For Coronavirus
- Benefits For Covid-19 Testing and Treatment and Health Savings Accounts
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Section 6001 of the FFCRA, enacted on March 18, 2020,(5) generally requires group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, including grandfathered health plans, to provide benefits for certain items and services related to diagnostic testing for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that cau...
Section 3203 of the CARES Act requires non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers offering non-grandfathered group or individual health insurance coverage to cover, without cost-sharing requirements, any qualifying coronavirus preventive service pursuant to section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) and its im...
In March 2020, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued Notice 2020-15,(44)which provides that a health plan that otherwise satisfies the requirements to be an HDHP under section 223(c)(2)(A) of the Code will not fail to be an HDHP merely because the health plan provides medical care services and items purchased related to testing for and treatme...
See HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Determination of the HHS Secretary that a Public Health Emergency Exists (Jan. 31, 2020), available at https://www.phe.gov/e...See HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Renewal of Determination That A Public Health Emergency Exists (Feb. 9, 2023), available at https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/P...On March 13, 2020, by Proclamation 9994, President Trump declared a national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic beginning March 1, 2020. 85 FR 15337 (March 18, 2020). The national emergency...See Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 382 and H.J. Res. 7 (Jan. 30, 2023), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-cont...- What is the effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which includes the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act?
- As an employer, how do I know if my business is under the 500-employee threshold and therefore must provide paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave?
- If I am a private sector employer and have 500 or more employees, do the Acts apply to me? No. Private sector employers are only required to comply with the Acts if they have fewer than 500 employees.
- If providing child care-related paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave at my business with fewer than 50 employees would jeopardize the viability of my business as a going concern, how do I take advantage of the small business exemption?
Feb 4, 2022 · The Departments have previously issued several sets of FAQs to implement provisions of the FFCRA and CARES Act and to address other health coverage issues related to COVID-19.5 Due to the urgent need to continue to facilitate the nation’s response to the public health emergency posed by COVID-19, the Departments are of the view that this guidan...
Jul 24, 2021 · The ACA has also provided a health care lifeline to children and families during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
