News & Media
Urgent Reminder: Provider Relief Fund Requests for Late Reporting Due by April 22
Physicians who received more than $10,000 in provider relief funds and did not submit their Period 1 report must act immediately by submitting a late Reporting Period 1 report request by Friday, April 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET. Attached is an overview of the information needed to request to report late. HRSA has informed the AMA that there are approximately 16,000 providers in this situation, accounting for about 2% of Provider Relief Funds disbursed in Period 1. While physician practices should have received information about how to submit a request directly from HRSA via email and US postal mail, we are aware many providers have not been contacted. The emails were sent from UHG_HRSA@ProviderEmail.uhc.com. If a provider did not submit a Period 1 report and does not hear from HRSA, click here to learn more about the late reporting request form or call (866) 569-3522.
When completing the late reporting request, a provider must choose an extenuating circumstance(s) that prevented compliance with the original reporting deadline. HRSA has released the following as allowable extenuating circumstances:
- Severe illness or death – a severe medical condition or death of a provider or key staff member responsible for reporting hindered the organization’s ability to complete the report during the Reporting Period.
- Impacted by natural disaster – a natural disaster occurred during or in close proximity of the end of the Reporting Period damaging the organization’s records or information technology.
- Lack of receipt of reporting communications – an incorrect email or mailing address on file with HRSA prevented the organization from receiving instructions prior to the Reporting Period deadline.
- Failure to click “submit” – the organization registered and prepared a report in the PRF Reporting Portal, but failed to take the final step to click “submit” prior to deadline.
- Internal miscommunication or error – Internal miscommunication or error regarding the individual who was authorized and expected to submit the report on behalf of the organization and/or the registered point of contact in the PRF Reporting Portal.
- Incomplete Targeted Distribution payments – the organization’s parent entity completed all General Distribution payments, but a Targeted Distribution(s) was not reported on by the subsidiary.
While attesting to an extenuating circumstance is required, no supporting document or proof is required. More information and a step-by-step guide from the AMA are available here.