Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation Program
Implemented under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2)
Date | Details |
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January 1, 2021 | All RHCs funded under the RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program may apply RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program funds to allowable expenses incurred after January 1, 2021. |
June 2021 | $100,000 HHS payment distribution. |
July 31, 2021 | Registration and reporting due. Mandatory monthly reporting must be submitted through the RHC COVID-19 Reporting Portal . |
December 31, 2022 | RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program funds must be expended no later than December 31, 2022. |
January 31, 2023 | RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program reporting is anticipated to continue until January 31, 2023. |
Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing Program
Implemented under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-139)
Date | Details |
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January 27, 2020 | RHCs funded under the RHC COVID-19 Testing Program could apply RHC COVID-19 Testing Program funds to allowable expenses incurred after the declaration of the HHS Public Health Emergency (January 27, 2020). |
May 2020 | $49,461.42 HHS payment distribution. |
November 2020 | Registration and reporting due. Mandatory monthly reporting was submitted through the RHC COVID-19 Reporting Portal . RHCs that received funding in distributions occurring after May 2020 (e.g., December 2020) must report testing data starting with the month RHC COVID-19 Testing Program funds were received (e.g., December 2020). RHCs that received funding after May 2020 may voluntarily choose to report their testing data prior to the receipt of funds. |
December 2020 | $49.461.42 HHS payment distribution (for RHCs not funded in May 2020). |
December 31, 2021 | The final expenditure date for the RHC COVID-19 Testing Program was December 31, 2021. HRSA provided directions about how to return unused funds. |
January 31, 2022 | The final reporting date for the RHC COVID-19 Testing Program was January 31, 2022. |
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