The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is pleased to announce the disbursement of an additional $36,000,000 to 360 previously unpaid RHCs in Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation (RHCCTM) Program funding. Funds were automatically deposited in the bank account of the corresponding TIN organization around August 17, 2021 with the following payment description- “COVID*ARPAct*RHCCTMPmt*HHS.GOV”.
RHCs will use funds for COVID-19 testing and mitigation activities including maintaining and increasing COVID-19 testing, expanding access to testing for rural residents, and broadening efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus in ways tailored to their local communities. Recipients of these additional funds include:
· Unpaid RHCs that did not receive June 2021 payment due to CMS certification after April 18, 2021 or were omitted from data due to administrative and technical issues.
· RHCs that have since become compliant with RHC COVID-19 Testing Program data reporting.
If you are compliant with RHC COVID-19 Testing Program data reporting but have not yet received RHC COVID-19 Testing & Mitigation Program funds, please contact rhccovidreporting.
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.
NARHC Technical Assistance: RHCcovidreporting
WEBINARS: https://www.narhc.org/narhc/TA_Webinars1.asp
NOSORH Technical Assistance: rhccovidtestinginfo
HRSA Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing Program Team
RHCCOVID-19Testing
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