

Provider Relief Fund payments that were made incorrectly, or exceed lost revenues or expenses due to coronavirus, or do not otherwise meet applicable legal and program requirements must be returned to HHS, and HHS is authorized to recover these funds. The Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions and applicable legal requirements authorize HHS to audit Provider Relief Fund recipients now or in the future to ensure that program requirements are met. Provider Relief Fund payment amounts that have not been fully expended on health care expenses or lost revenues attributable to coronavirus by the deadline to use funds that corresponds to the Payment Received Period must be returned to HHS. The Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions require that recipients be able to demonstrate that lost revenues or expenses attributable to coronavirus, excluding expenses and losses that have been reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are obligated to reimburse, meet or exceed total payments from the Provider Relief Fund. (Updated ) Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions Step 5: Ensure that all information is correct and select "Submit." Step 4: Enter the required information to complete the payment, then select "Review and Submit." Step 3: Verify the interest return payment amount and select to pay by ACH or debit/credit card, then select "Continue." Payment Amount: (The payment amount must match the interest earned on the payment received.) Point of contact: Business contact information Invoice or Ticket Number Field: "HHS-COVID-Interest"Ĭontract/Agreement Number Field: Tax Identification Number (TIN) of organization or provider that received the payment Step 2: Indicate whether you are completing on behalf of an individual or business and enter the following information.īusiness Name Field: Legal name of organization that received the payment

Step 1: Preview the form, then click "Continue." You will then need to complete the following steps: On the webpage, locate "Find an agency," and select " Health and Human Services (HHS) Program Support Center HQ." Verify that the description is " PSC HQ Payment" and form number is "HHSHQ," then click continue. To return accrued interest, visit pay.gov. HHS reserves the right to audit Provider Relief Fund recipients in the future to ensure that payments that were held in an interest-bearing account were subsequently returned with accrued interest. However, if the funds were not held in an interest-bearing account, there is no obligation for the provider to return any additional amount other than the Provider Relief fund payment being returned to HHS. Yes, for Provider Relief Fund payments that were held in an interest-bearing account, the provider must return the accrued interest associated with the amount being returned to HHS. HHS is authorized to recover any Provider Relief Fund payment amounts that were made in error, exceed lost revenue or expenses due to coronavirus, or do not otherwise meet applicable legal and program requirements. The Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions and applicable laws authorize HHS to audit Provider Relief Fund recipients now or in the future to ensure that program requirements are/were met. Instructions for returning any unused funds.

To return any unused funds, use the Return Unused PRF Funds Portal. Providers that have Provider Relief Fund payments that they cannot expend on allowable expenses or lost revenues attributable to coronavirus by the Period of Availability that corresponds to the Payment Received Period are required to return such funds to the federal government.
