COVID-19 Resources

The Biden administration has announced plans to distribute $25.5 billion in funding to physicians, hospitals, and other facilities affected by COVID-19 as part of the Provider Relief Fund, and will open the portal for funding applications on Sept. 29.

The agency’s Sept. 17 announcement references Gov. Greg Abbott’s Aug. 25 executive order barring vaccination requirements by entities receiving public funds.

Use TMA's new FAQ and these resources to keep track of the current state of face coverings.

• CDC Interim Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People (July 2021)
• CDC Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of COVID-19 (May 2021)
• JAMA Effectiveness of Mask Wearing to Control Community Spread of COVID-19 (Feb. 2021)

New TMA Mask Use FAQ

• Customizable Physician Letters: Permission for Return to School and To Parents About Mask Wearing 
• TMA School Nurse COVID-19 Decision Tree
• TMA Urges Student Masking, Vaccination as Delta Variant Spreads
• Physician Guide for Return to Play Clearance for Athletes 18 and Younger
• COVID-19 Pediatric: Respiratory Guidance and TMA Symptom Severity Charts: English, Spanish

• TMA Legal Paper Texas Senate Bill 968, Prohibition on COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
• Best Practices for a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic: Planning and Operating
• “Doctor, Will the Vaccines Give Me COVID-19?”
• Fact Sheet on Adolescents and the Pfizer Vaccine
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Triage Table

• Texas-based PPE Vendor Guide
  (TMA updates this file frequently. Each vendor can supply small- to medium-sized practices with little or no minimum order quantities.)
• PPE Supply and Shortage FAQs
• Determine the RAC and HPP Serving Your TMA County Medical Society

• TMB Renews Waiver Allowing Certain Pain Script Refills Via Telemedicine
• TMA Telemedicine Tools: Getting Started, Template Policies and Procedures, Vendor Options and Remote Patient Monitoring Tools

• TMA Legal Paper Texas Senate Bill 968, Prohibition on COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
• COVID-19 FAQs for Human Resources and Practice Viability
• Return to Work Criteria for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed, Suspected COVID-19 (CDC)
• Health Plan Waiver Dates Chart

• Behavioral Health During COVID-19: Tips and Strategies for Helping Patients Manage Distress
• Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19
• Maintaining Childhood Immunizations During COVID-19 Pandemic (CDC)

• Disinfectant Log and Staff Temperature Log

• Customizable Letter to Parents About Mask Wearing and Public Education Materials

• COVID-19 Symptom Tracker
• Door Sign and Safety Poster for Medical Practices

• CDC: Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, Testing Clinical Specimens for COVID-19 PUIs 
• Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2