The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently announced the Phase 3 General Distribution of $20 billion in new funding. This additional Provider Relief Funding is available by application
here. General Distribution application instructions can be found online
here. The application deadline is November 6
th and all recipients will continue to be required to comply with reporting requirements after funds are received.
Providers who were eligible for previous PRF distributions remain eligible to apply for this new tranche. Additionally, new 2020 providers and behavioral health providers may apply. Providers may be eligible regardless of whether they were eligible for, applied for, received, accepted, or rejected payment from prior PRF distributions.
Phase 3 differs from the previous two rounds of funding insofar as the funding relies on applicant-provided documentation showing the financial impact of COVID-19 on operations. Distribution calculations will be made to ensure that the provider receives at least 2% of their annual revenue from patient care, either as part of the prior distributions or from the Phase 3 distribution. For providers who have already received payments equaling 2% of annual patient care revenue, their Phase 3 distribution amount will be determined and paid out once all applications have been received and reviewed.
In order to be eligible, the applicant must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Billed Medicaid / CHIP programs or Medicaid managed care plans for health-related services between Jan. 1, 2018-Mar. 31, 2020; or
- Billed a health insurance company for oral healthcare-related services as a dental service provider as of Mar. 31, 2020; or
- Be a licensed dental service provider as of Mar. 31, 2020 who does not accept insurance and has billed patients for oral healthcare-related services; or
- Billed Medicare fee-for-service during the period of Jan. 1, 2019-Mar. 31, 2020; or
- Be a Medicare Part A provider that experienced a CMS approved change in ownership prior to Aug. 10, 2020; or
- Be a state-licensed / certified assisted living facility as of Mar. 31, 2020
- Be a behavioral health provider as of Mar. 31, 2020 who has billed a health insurance company or who does not accept insurance and has billed patients for healthcare-related services as of Mar. 31, 2020.
Further, applicants must meet all of the following criteria in order to be eligible to apply:
- Be a one of several listed and licensed medical providers as outlined in the FAQ on pages 40-41 here.
- Filed a federal income tax return for fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019 if in operation before Jan. 1, 2020; or be exempt from filing a return; and
- Provided patient care after Jan. 31, 2020 (Note: patient care includes health care, services, and support, as provided in a medical setting, at home, or in the community); and
- Did not permanently cease providing patient care directly or indirectly; and
- For individuals providing care before Jan. 1, 2020, have gross receipts or sales from patient care reported on Form 1040 (or other tax form).
It’s worth noting that even if you received federal assistance from the SBA (like a PPP loan, for instance) or from FEMA, or you received Medicaid HCBS retainer payments, you are still eligible to apply for funding from this most recent allocation.
We believe this information is current as of 10/29/2020. Please feel free to reach out if you have additional questions. We look forward to working with you to maximize the assistance you’re eligible to receive.
