28 October, 2021 12:53

October 28, 2021
$3,000 Waiver Payments per RHC Provider Still Available

Dear RHC Community,

Have you claimed your $3,000 payment per eligible provider through HRSA’s DATA 2000 Waiver Training Payment Program? If not, you still have time and there is still over $1.3 million available!
It is important to note that this money has no reporting requirements and comes with no strings attached. This means the money is not tied to specific expenses, lost revenue, or anything else and can be used fully at the discretion of your RHC! Any providers who attained a Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) waiver on or after January 1, 2019 are eligible to generate $3,000 each for your clinic through a simple application.

NARHC encourages you to attain the waiver and apply for the payment today to utilize the funding that HRSA has made available.

Questions? Please watch this webinar and apply here.

Sarah Hohman
Deputy Director of Government Affairs
National Association of Rural Health Clinics

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