HRSA Releases Additional Guidance on Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal

Special Bulletin
January 12, 2021

PRF reporting portal for ‘Period 2’ opened Jan. 1, will remain open through March 31

Providers who received aggregate Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments exceeding $10,000 from July 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020 must report on their use of funds during “Reporting Period 2.” The reporting portal for Reporting Period 2 is open Jan. 1 through March 31.

The Health Resources and Services Administration recently released several new resources to assist providers with reporting. These include:

A fact sheet describing updates and changes that were made for Reporting Period 2;

A guide describing how to report lost revenues, including several options for their calculation; and

A technical assistance webinar for returning reporting entities on Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. ET. Providers must register to attend.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and subsequent laws included $178 billion in the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to reimburse health care providers for health care-related expenses or lost revenues not otherwise reimbursed that are attributable to COVID-19. The American Rescue Plan Act provided $8.5 billion to reimburse rural health care providers for health care-related expenses and lost revenues attributable to COVID–19.

FURTHER QUESTIONS

If you have questions, please contact AHA at 800-424-4301.