Sec. 9. Provider Relief Fund
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $35,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19, 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.
Of the eligible health care providers that are recipients of payments under this section, $7,000,000,000 of such amount shall be for suppliers and providers located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) )). These funds may not be used to reimburse expenses or losses that have been reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are obligated to reimburse. Recipients of payments under this section shall submit reports and maintain documentation as the Secretary determines are needed to ensure compliance with conditions that are imposed by this section for such payments, and such reports and documentation shall be in such form, with such content, and in such time as the Secretary may prescribe for such purpose.
The term eligible health care providers means public entities, Medicare or Medicaid enrolled suppliers and providers, and such for-profit entities and not-for-profit entities not otherwise described in this subsection as the Secretary may specify, within the United States (including territories), that provide diagnoses, testing, or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID–19. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, on a rolling basis, review applications and make payments under this section in this Act.
Funds appropriated under this section in this Act shall be available for building or construction of temporary structures, leasing of properties, medical supplies and equipment including personal protective equipment and testing supplies, increased workforce and trainings, emergency operation centers, retrofitting facilities, and surge capacity. In this section, the term payment means a pre-payment, prospective payment, or retrospective payment, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Payments under this section shall be made in consideration of the most efficient payment systems practicable to provide emergency payment. To be eligible for a payment under this section, an eligible health care provider shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services an application that includes a statement justifying the need of the provider for the payment and the eligible health care provider shall have a valid tax identification number. Not later than 3 years after final payments are made under this section, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall transmit a final report on audit findings with respect to this program to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Nothing in this section limits the authority of the Inspector General or the Comptroller General to conduct audits of interim payments at an earlier date. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on obligation of funds, including obligations to such eligible health care providers summarized by State of the payment receipt.
Such reports shall be updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days until funds are expended.
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