Crosswalk - Waiver Flexibility Request

Revisions to 1135 Waiver Request Webform

Issue #	Page #	Section	Action to be performed	Changes to the Application	Reason for the Change
	1	PHE dropdown	Update Content (02-10-2023)	Added option: 1135 Waiver Request when No PHE declared	Option available just in case CMS has to activate due to COVID-19 Surges again in pockets of US
	1	Describe your 1135 Waiver/Flexibility Request section	Update Content (02-10-2023)	Removed ‘Other’ option checkbox for waiver	Limits the 1135 Waiver Options that can be Requested if COVID-19 Surges again in pockets of US (This allows CMS to review the waiver requests on a case-by-case basis to determine if a ‘Blanket” waiver is required [Similar to what was done at the beginning of the COVID-19 PHE in 2020])
	2	Drop down option – PHE	Update Content (02-10-2023)	Added PHE option: 1135 Waiver Request when No PHE declared	Option available just in case CMS has to activate due to COVID-19 Surges again in pockets of US
	2	Waiver/Flexibility Types	Update Content (02-10-2023)	Added waiver option: Conditions of Participation (COP)	Limits the 1135 Waiver Options that can be Requested if COVID-19 Surges again in pockets of US (This allows CMS to review the waiver requests on a case-by-case basis to determine if a ‘Blanket” waiver is required [Similar to what was done at the beginning of the COVID-19 PHE in 2020])
	2	Waiver/Flexibility Types	Update Content (02-10-2023)	Added waiver option: Payment	Limits the 1135 Waiver Options that can be Requested if COVID-19 Surges again in pockets of US (This allows CMS to review the waiver requests on a case-by-case basis to determine if a ‘Blanket” waiver is required [Similar to what was done with the COVID-19 PHE in 2020])
	4	Type options	Update Content (02-10-2023)	Added Type option: End of COVID-19 PHE: 1135 Waiver Question	CMS Administration requested that we allow inquiries (especially about 1135 Waivers) to come into the web portal for 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 PHE to allow us to track and trend this data.