18 January, 2022 17:23

January 18, 2022
RHCCT Closeout and Reporting Reminder – December data due January 31st
RHC COVID-19 Testing (RHCCT) Program ($49k) Closeout

The final reporting deadline for the RHC COVID-19 Testing (RHCCT) Program ($49k) is January 31, 2022. As a reminder, TIN organizations will be required to select the most appropriate response to close out their TIN organization’s reporting requirements on the Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Reporting Portal (rhccovidreporting.com). As a reminder, if you have remaining RHCCT Program funds, but have not returned the unspent amount to HHS, you can view full and partial return instructions. RHCs that have unused RHCCT funds must complete the complete or partial return process by March 2, 2022.
The RHCcovidreporting with any questions.

RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation (RHCCTM) Program ($100k) Continuing
RHCs who received funding from the RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation (RHCCTM) Program ($100k) must continue to report the number of COVID-19 tests conducted and the number of positive COVID-19 tests until January 2023 on the Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Reporting Portal.

Table 1 RHC Reporting Deadlines

Reporting Deadline Monthly Data Details
January 31, 2022 December 2021 RHCCTM and/or RHCCT
REMINDER: RHCCT ($49k) final reporting deadline
February 28, 2022 January 2022 RHCCTM
March 31, 2022 February 2022 RHCCTM
April 30, 2022 March 2022 RHCCTM

HRSA funded the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) to provide technical assistance to RHCs on the RHC COVID-19 Testing Program and the RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program.
EMAIL NARHC: RHCcovidreporting
WEBINARS: https://www.narhc.org/narhc/TA_Webinars1.asp
EMAIL NOSORH: rhccovidtestinginfo

HRSA Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing Program Team
RHCCOVID-19Testing

7 November, 2024 21:16

NARHC has been engaging with CMS over the last year in an attempt to resolve the CPT Category II code issue for RHCs, including through a letter to the CMS Administrator. We are very pleased to report that CMS recently issued a CMS Change Request to allow Category II...

read more
5 November, 2024 15:38

Dear RHC Community, On November 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the CY 2025Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule. NARHC is very pleased to report that the rule finalizes several Rural Health Clinic (RHC) specific policy...

read more
27 September, 2024 16:44

Dear RHC Community, We hope you will join us for our free, upcoming technical assistance webinar, Strengthening Rural Health: The Role of HPV Vaccination, in partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital HPV Cancer Prevention Program. Rural life is a choice...

read more
16 September, 2024 18:32

Hello RHC Community! The American Telemedicine Association is celebrating the week of September 16th as “Telehealth Awareness Week.” NARHC is pleased to add its voice to the important discussion about how telehealth is used by the over 5,500 Rural Health Clinics...

read more
30 July, 2024 13:12

Free Webinar, Thursday August 15th The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)Proposed Rule. This annual regulatory update contains a significant section specifically for RHCs, this year...

read more
11 July, 2024 11:56

Dear RHC Community, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule. As a reminder, this annual rule provides regulatory updates to the fee schedule and also contains a significant section...

read more
27 June, 2024 14:40

RHC Community, We hope you will join us for our free, upcoming technical assistance webinar, HHS Finalizes Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Rule –Impacts for RHCs. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently...

read more
19 June, 2024 17:53

As Congress approaches the December 31st deadline to extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities, key committees in Congress have advanced differing pieces of legislation that will dictate federal telehealth policy in the years ahead. Since 2020, the use of telehealth...

read more
16 May, 2024 12:54

Dear RHC Community, Over the last several weeks, the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Labor (DOL), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) all released massive final rules covering policies ranging from...

read more
2 May, 2024 13:00

CMS newly updated booklet for RHCs! The attached booklet provides updates on: RHC patient services Care management services Specifically, the booklet provides updated billing information for new RHC provider types and services: Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs)...

read more