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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>info to read and share.</DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>___</DIV>
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FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY:
inline'><B>From:</B>
<A title=Dianna.Maurone@DHS.NJ.GOV
href="mailto:Dianna.Maurone@DHS.NJ.GOV">Dianna Maurone</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 13, 2020 1:32 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=NJDDS@LISTSERV.DHS.NJ.GOV
href="mailto:NJDDS@LISTSERV.DHS.NJ.GOV">NJDDS@LISTSERV.DHS.NJ.GOV</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Disaster Preparedness Checklist for people with
disabilities and COVID-19</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #2f5597">Updates
Related to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #2f5597"> </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Governor Murphy announced
administrative actions this week to waive consumer cost sharing for COVID-19
testing and testing-related services and enable NJ Medicaid beneficiaries
</SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #c00000">to receive 90-day prescription
refills
for maintenance medications</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, in
addition
to a number of other steps. Please see the Governor’s <A
title="Governor Murphy’s press release"
href="https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20200310a.shtml"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">press release</SPAN></A> for complete details, and the
<A
title="NJ Department of Human Services (DHS) Coronavirus webpage"
href="https://nj.gov/humanservices/coronavirus.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">NJ Department of Human Services (DHS) Coronavirus
webpage</SPAN></A> for details specific to people served by DHS and its
divisions and offices.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">In addition, the U.S. Centers
for
Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) </SPAN><A
href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-issues-guidance-help-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-plans-respond-covid-19"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">issued guidance</SPAN></A> <SPAN style="COLOR: black">to
help Medicare Advantage and Part D plans respond to
COVID-19.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">For up-to-date information and
recommendations regarding COVID-19 in New Jersey and nationally, please
visit
these public health websites:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
title="U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) coronavirus
webpage"
href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
coronavirus webpage</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
title="NJ Department of Health coronavirus webpage"
href="https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/ncov.shtml"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">NJ Department of Health coronavirus
webpage</SPAN></A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
title="World Health Organization (WHO) coronavirus webpage"
href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">World Health Organization (WHO) coronavirus
webpage</SPAN></A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Also for your reference, please see the attached
<B>Disaster
Preparedness Checklist for people with disabilities</B>, as you may find
this
helpful for yourself, a friend or family member or individuals your
organization
serves.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Finally, I want to remind you to <B>dial</B> <B>2-1-1 for
24/7 access</B> to live assistants who can help you identify<SPAN lang=EN>
local
and statewide health and human service resources available in New
Jersey.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>For more information or to search the
2-1-1-
online database, click here:</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Trade Gothic"; COLOR: #779bd7'> </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Trade Gothic"; COLOR: #779bd7'> </SPAN><A
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Peri L.
Nearon, MPA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR:
#1f497d">Executive
Director, Division of Disability Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR:
#1f497d'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR:
#1f497d'>Department
of Human Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR:
#1f497d'>Division
of Disability Services</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial Black",sans-serif; COLOR:
#1f497d'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>11A
Quakerbridge Plaza<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>PO
Box
705 Trenton, NJ 08625-0705<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR:
#1f497d'>Main:
1-888-285-3036<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR:
#1f497d'>Fax:
609-631-4365<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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href="http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/home/index.html"><SPAN
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