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This Week’s Virtual Session: Ethical Dilemmas: Decision-Making in a Pandemic
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Federal Agency Updates
HHS Provider Relief Fund FAQs
The ever-growing set of FAQs related to Provider Relief Fund payments has been updated. We submitted questions in a letter to Secretary Azar and are pleased to see some of our questions have been addressed, though we are likely to ask for more clarification on some and add new ones. Some highlights of the new FAQs:
 
  1. "Generally, HHS does not intend to recoup funds as long as a provider’s lost revenue and increased expenses exceed the amount of Provider Relief funding a provider received.” This is written confirmation of what we’d heard spoken. HHS still reminds recipients that they reserve the right to audit.
  2. Providers are eligible for the fund if they provided diagnoses, testing, or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19. “HHS broadly views every patient as a possible case of COVID-19.”
  3. Per the terms and conditions, every recipient of PRF payments must submit documents to substantiate that the funds were used for increased healthcare-related expenses or losses from other sources that were not otherwise reimbursed.
  4. Reporting requirements begin for the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2020. Unfortunately, the new FAQs suggest that “HHS will provide guidance in the future about the type of documentation we expect recipients to submit.”
 
CDC Resources
ISDH Updates
Testing Information

To ensure Hoosiers have greater access to testing, ISDH has launched a large-scale testing effort at 20 sites around the state, with an additional 30 sites scheduled to open next week (for a total of 50 by week’s end). These sites will be the primary testing resource for long-term care workers as we transition away from strike teams providing this service. ISDH reminds long-term care facilities that are not already doing their own coronavirus testing begin to develop the processes to do that. Strike teams will continue to provide a safety net for identifying new outbreaks in the interim and they can still be requested at striketeamrequest@isdh.in.gov

ISDH will offer four drive-thru clinics from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 14-17 at the following locations:　

  1. Bluffton High School, 1 Tiger Tail, Bluffton, IN 46714
  2. Sullivan High School , 902 N. Section St., Sullivan, IN 47882
  3. North Madison Christian Church, 1400 E State Road 62, Madison, IN 47250
  4. Calumet New Tech High School, 3900 Calhoun Street, Gary, IN 46408

A complete list of testing sites around the state can be found on the COVID-19 testing link at www.coronavirus.in.gov .
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