Testing Program Reporting Deadline

October 28, 2020

Dear RHC Community,

As you should all be aware, if your Tax Identification Number (TIN) organization received funds from the RHC COVID-19 Testing Program to the amount of $49,461.42 per RHC, then your TIN organization must report certain information on www.RHCcovidreporting.com per the terms and conditions of the program. All TIN organizations that received this funding must report their May-September data by October 31, 2020.

After October 31st, and as you can see in Table 1, TIN organizations will have a until the end of the month to report data from the previous month. Data reporting requirements are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.

Table 1 Upcoming RHC Reporting Deadlines

Monthly DataReporting Deadline 
May – September 2020October 31, 2020
October 2020November 30, 2020
November 2020December 31, 2020 
December 2020January 31, 2021
January 2021February 28, 2021

Please review these FAQs if you have questions:

https://www.rhccovidreporting.com/faq/
https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/coronavirus/frequently-asked-questions

If you have additional questions about this program and the data reporting requirements please email [email protected] with your questions.

If you have any issues registering for or logging into your account on www.RHCcovidreporting.com please email [email protected] for assistance.

Sincerely,

Nathan Baugh
Director of Government Affairs
National Association of Rural Health Clinics
1009 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22313
(202) 543-0348

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