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Sample COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and Exemption Forms Dear RHC, We have designed a sample COVID-19 vaccine policy along with the forms for medical and religious exemption requests. The policy and forms were created in collaboration with other documents we have seen...

Provider Enrollment Application Fee for CY 2022 On October 25, CMS issued a notice in the Federal Register establishing the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 provider enrollment application fee. Effective January 1 – December 31, 2022, the application fee is $631 for...

Author: From: Nathan Baugh, Director of Government Affairs Good Morning RHC Community, I just wanted to follow up in this space to note a couple of things: 1-Our longer article on the vaccine mandate is now published here:...

On November 5, 2021, NARHC emailed the following to All Members: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published their federal vaccine mandate interim final rule with comment period (IFC) on November 4th. CMS also published an FAQ covering the most...

$3,000 Waiver Payments per RHC Provider Still Available Dear RHC Community, Have you claimed your $3,000 payment per eligible provider through HRSA’s DATA 2000 Waiver Training Payment Program? If not, you still have time and there is still over $1.3 million available!...

Have You Signed Up for the RHC Vaccine Distribution Program? Dear RHC Community, If you haven’t signed up for the RHC Vaccine Distribution Program, please consider doing so today! If you need help getting started, our partners at the Georgia Health Policy Center are...

NHSC Site Application Preparation Dear RHC, Becoming a National Health Scholarship Corps (NHSC) approved site can help with recruitment of quality providers through the loan repayment program. The application period will reopen in the Spring of 2022. The first...

Dear RHC Community, NARHC wanted to make you aware of a scam that is targeting recipients of RHC COVID-19 funding. For example, we have been made aware that individuals are contacting RHCs posing as a government contractor informing them that they must pay a fee to...

From HRSA.gov: As a reminder, RHC COVID-19 Testing (RHCCT) program funds ($49k) must be expended by December 31, 2021. Final reporting on these payments in the Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Reporting Portal, including the number of COVID-19 tests conducted and the...