HHS Provides Update For Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

The Provider Relief Fund was established as part of the CARES Act to reimburse eligible health care providers for expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19. Recipients were required to attest to the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) terms and conditions, which in part requires recipients to submit a report within ten days after the end of each calendar quarter detailing how the funds were used.

Initially, HHS indicated the reporting requirement would begin for the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2020, meaning the first reporting deadline was July 10, 2020. However, HHS later retracted that statement and stated recipients do not need to submit a quarterly report on July 10, 2020.