Sec. 563. Guidance, technical assistance, information, and communication
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Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall issue guidance, provide technical assistance, and provide information to States, localities, Tribes, and territories, with respect to the following: The diagnostic and serological testing of individuals identified through contact tracing for COVID–19, including information with respect to the reduction of duplication related to programmatic activities, reporting, and billing.
Best practices regarding contact tracing, including the collection of data with respect to such contact tracing and requirements related to the standardization of demographic and syndromic information collected as part of contact tracing efforts. Best practices regarding COVID–19 disease surveillance, including best practices to reduce duplication in surveillance activities, identifying gaps in surveillance and surveillance systems, and ways in which the Secretary plans to effectively support State, local, Tribal and territorial health departments in addressing such gaps.
Information on ways for State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments to establish and maintain the testing, contact tracing, and surveillance activities described in paragraphs
(1)through (3). The protection of any personally identifiable health information collected pursuant to this subtitle. Best practices regarding privacy and cybersecurity protection related to contact tracing, containment, and mitigation efforts. Best practices related to improving public compliance for isolation and containment measures and reaching medically underserved communities. Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and issue to State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments clear guidance and policies— with respect to the coordination of claims submitted for payment out of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for services furnished in a facility referred to in section 562(d)(4)(C); identifying how an individual who is isolated or quarantined at home or in such a facility— incurs no out-of-pocket costs for any services furnished to such individual while isolated; and may receive income support for lost earnings or payments for expenses such as child care or elder care while such individual is isolated at home or in such a facility; providing information and assistance pertaining to support available under the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) and this Act; and identifying State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments or partner agencies that may provide social support services, such as groceries or meals, health education, internet access, and behavioral health services, to individuals who isolated or quarantined at home or in such a facility. Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall develop and issue to State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments clear guidance and policies regarding— objective standards to characterize the performance of all diagnostic and serological tests for COVID–19 in order to independently evaluate tests continuously over time; protocols for the evaluation of the performance of diagnostic and serological tests for COVID–19; and a repository of characterized specimens to use to evaluate the performance of those tests that can be made available for appropriate entities to use to evaluate performance. The Secretary shall identify and publicly announce the form and manner for communication with State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments for purposes of carrying out the activities addressed by guidance issued under subsections
(a)and (b). Guidance issued under subsection (a)(1) shall be issued to health care providers. Notwithstanding whether funds are available specifically to carry out this subtitle , guidance and technical assistance shall continue to be provided under this section.
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