H.R. 4735, Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extension Act
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H.R. 4735 was introduced in the House of Representatives on July 28, 2021 by Mrs. Axne (for herself and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Section 2 provides that, effective June 29, 2021, the deadline to use reimbursements from the Provider Relief Fund received during the covered payment received period is extended until the later of the end of the COVID–19 public health emergency period or December 31, 2021. The covered payment received period means payments beginning on April 10, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall adjust the reporting time period to reflect the deadline.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 4735
To extend the deadline for eligible health care providers to use certain funds
received from the COVID–19 Provider Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 28, 2021
Mrs. AXNE (for herself and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To extend the deadline for eligible health care providers
to use certain funds received from the COVID–19 Pro-
vider Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Provider Relief Fund
5 Deadline Extension Act’’.
6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR ELIGIBLE HEALTH
7 CARE PROVIDERS TO USE CERTAIN FUNDS
8 RECEIVED FROM THE COVID–19 PROVIDER
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9 RELIEF FUND.
10 (a) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.—
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1 (1) PAYMENT RECEIVED PERIOD 1.—Effective
2 June 29, 2021, the deadline by which an eligible
3 health care provider is required to use reimburse-
4 ments from the Provider Relief Fund received by
5 such provider during the covered payment received
6 period shall be extended until the later of—
7 (A) the end of the COVID–19 public
8 health emergency period; or
9 (B) December 31, 2021.
10 (2) ADJUSTMENT OF REPORTING TIME PE-
11 RIOD.—The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
12 ices shall make appropriate adjustments to the re-
13 porting time period established by the Secretary that
14 is applicable to eligible health care providers with re-
15 spect to the use of reimbursements from the Pro-
16 vider Relief Fund received during the payment re-
17 ceived period to reflect the deadline established in
18 paragraph (1) for the use of such reimbursements
19 received during such payment received period.
20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
21 (1) COVERED PAYMENT RECEIVED PERIOD.—
22 The term ‘‘covered payment received period’’ means,
23 with respect to the Payment Received Periods re-
24 ferred to in the Provider Relief Fund Guidance, the
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1 payments beginning on April 10, 2020, and ending
2 on June 30, 2020.
3 (2) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
4 PERIOD.—The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emer-
5 gency period’’ means the emergency period described
6 in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act
7 (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)).
8 (3) ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.—The
9 term ‘‘eligible health care provider’’ has the meaning
10 given such term in the third proviso of the third
11 paragraph under the heading ‘‘Department of
12 Health and Human Services—Office of the Sec-
13 retary—Public Health and Social Services Emer-
14 gency Fund’’ in division B of the CARES Act (Pub-
15 lic Law 116–136).
16 (4) PROVIDER RELIEF FUND.—The term ‘‘Pro-
17 vider Relief Fund’’ means the program to prevent,
18 prepare for, and respond to COVID–19, domestically
19 or internationally, for necessary expenses to reim-
20 burse, through grants or other mechanisms, eligible
21 health care providers for health care related ex-
22 penses or lost revenues that are attributable to
23 COVID–19 for which appropriations are made—
24 (A) under the heading ‘‘Department of
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1 retary—Public Health and Social Services
2 Emergency Fund’’ in title VIII of division B of
3 the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136); and
4 (B) under the heading ‘‘Department of
5 Health and Human Services—Office of the Sec-
6 retary—Public Health and Social Services
7 Emergency Fund’’ in title I of division B of the
8 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care
9 Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139).
10 (5) PROVIDER RELIEF FUND GUIDANCE.—The
11 term ‘‘Provider Relief Fund Guidance’’ refers to the
12 guidance entitled ‘‘Provider Relief Fund General and
13 Targeted Distribution Post-Payment Notice of Re-
14 porting Requirement’’ and issued by the Secretary of
15 Health and Human Services on June 11, 2021.
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