Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2020

March 13, 2020

To the Congress of the United States:

Pursuant to section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), I hereby report that I have exercised my authority to declare that the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVIDâ

19) in the United States constitutes a national emergency. This declaration invokes section 1135 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320bâ5, to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exercise the authority under that section to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements of the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance programs and of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule throughout the duration of the public health emergency declared in response to the COVIDâ19 outbreak.

I am enclosing a copy of the proclamation I have issued.

DONALD J. TRUMP

The White House, March 13, 2020.

NOTE: An original was not available for verification of the content of this message.

Categories: Communications to Congress : Novel coronavirus disease (COVIDâ19) outbreak, national emergency declaration, message.

Subjects: Diseases : Coronavirus, domestic prevention efforts; Health and Human Services, Department of : Secretary; Health and medical care : Medicare and Medicaid.

DCPD Number: DCPD202000157.

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