What was the definition of individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19?

Unless the payment was associated with specific claims for reimbursement for COVID-19 testing or treatment provided on or after February 4, 2020 to uninsured patients, under the Terms and Conditions associated with payment, providers were eligible only if they provided after January 31, 2020, diagnoses, testing or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19. HHS broadly viewed every patient as a possible case of COVID-19.

Not every possible case of COVID-19 was a presumptive case of COVID 19.

(Added 5/6/2020)