93.498: Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution
Alternate Name: Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan ARP Distribution
Overview
Program Number
93.498
Status
Active
Last Modified
Aug. 31, 2022
Date Posted
Aug. 31, 2022
Objective
The Provider Relief Fund supports eligible health care providers in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (PPPHCEA) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), appropriated $178 billion to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for necessary expenses to reimburse, through grants or other mechanisms, eligible health care providers for health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to coronavirus. A portion of this funding will be distributed as direct payments through the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Eligible providers of health care, services, and support may receive Provider Relief Fund payments for health care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to coronavirus.
In addition to the Provider Relief Fund, $8.5 billion was appropriated as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 for payments to rural providers or suppliers for health care-related expenses and lost revenues attributable to coronavirus. A portion of this funding will be distributed as payments under the ARP Rural Distribution, administered by HRSA.
Type of Assistance
C - Direct Payments for Specified Use
Applicant Eligibility
PRF Distribution: Health care providers that provide or provided after January 31, 2020, diagnoses, testing, or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19; are not currently terminated from participation in Medicare or precluded from receiving payment through Medicare Advantage or Part D; are not currently excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs; and do not currently have Medicare billing privileges revoked.
ARP Rural Distribution:
In accordance with the statutory requirements, to be eligible to apply for ARP Rural Payments, the applicant or at least one subsidiary TINs must be:
1. A rural health clinic as defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act; or
2. A provider treated as located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E), such as critical access hospitals; or
3. A provider or supplier that:
a. Has directly billed for health care-related services between January 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020:
i. Medicare fee-for-service (Parts A and/or B);
ii. Medicare Advantage (Part C)
iii. Their state/territory Medicaid program (fee-for service or managed care); or
iv. Their state/territory Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and
b. Operates in or serves patients living in the HHS Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s (FORHP) definition of a rural area:
i. All non-Metro counties;
ii. All Census Tracts within a Metropolitan county that have a Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code of 4-10. The RUCA codes allow the identification of rural Census Tracts in Metropolitan counties;
iii. 132 large area census tracts with RUCA codes 2 or 3. These tracts are at least 400 square miles in area with a population density of no more than 35 people per square mile; and
iv. 295 outlying Metropolitan counties with no Urbanized Area population.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Not Applicable
Additional Information
Grant Awards
Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution direct grants
Grant Opportunities