PRB Provider Relief Fund General Information FAQ

Yes. If, as a result of the sale of a healthcare facility, the TIN that received a Provider Relief Fund payment did not provide diagnoses, testing, or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19 on or after January 31, 2020, the provider must reject the payment. The Provider Relief Fund Payment Attestation Portal guides providers through the attestation process to reject the attestation and return the payment to HRSA.

(Updated 7/1/2021)

Yes, a parent organization can accept and allocate General Distribution funds at its discretion to its subsidiaries, as long as the Terms and Conditions were met. Eligible health care entities, including those that were parent organizations must substantiate that these funds were used for health care-related expenses or lost revenue attributable to COVID-19, and that those expenses or losses were not reimbursed from other sources and other sources were not obligated to reimburse them.

(Updated 3/31/2021)

Yes, as long as the Terms and Conditions were met. The parent organization (an eligible health care entity) must substantiate that these funds were used for health care-related expenses or lost revenue attributable to COVID-19, and that those expenses or losses were not reimbursed from other sources and other sources were not obligated to reimburse them.

(Updated 3/31/2021)

No. The parent organization may allocate the Targeted Distribution to any of its subsidiaries that were eligible health care providers in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

(Updated 2/16/2024)

Yes, in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The parent organization may allocate the Targeted Distribution up to its pro rata ownership share of the subsidiary to any of its other subsidiaries that were eligible health care providers. To determine whether an entity is the parent organization, the entity must follow the methodology used to determine a subsidiary in their financial statements. If none, the entity with a majority ownership (greater than 50 percent) will be considered the parent organization.

(Updated 2/16/2024)

Until the purchase is complete, the organization should only report current gross receipts in its application and should exclude the practice it is intending to purchase. Any changes in ownership that have not occurred should not be included in your revenue submission. Submissions must be based on the organization that exists at the time of application, not a projection of expected lost revenue from the practice that is being acquired.

(Added 5/20/2020)