RHC CTM Reporting Reminder- April data due May 31, Unspent RHC CT Funds Must Be Returned ASAP

May 17, 2022

RHC CTM Reporting Reminder ($100k funding)

April data, including the number of COVID-19 tests conducted and the number of positive tests, is due on the Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Reporting Portal by May 31.

RHCs who received funding from the RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation (RHC CTM) Program ($100k) must continue to report the number of COVID-19 tests conducted and the number of positive COVID-19 tests until January 2023 on the Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Reporting Portal.RHC CTM Funds must be spent by December 31, 2022.

Please see Table 1 for current and future deadlines. Additional program details can be found on the
RHC CTM Website.

Table 1 RHC CTM Reporting Deadlines


Reporting Deadline

Monthly Data
April 30, 2022 March 2022
May 31, 2022 April 2022
June 30, 2022 May 2022
July 31, 2022 June 2022
August 31, 2022 July 2022


Return Unspent RHC CT ($49k) Funds and Closeout your RHC CT Program Reporting!

If you have remaining RHC COVID-19 Testing (RHC CT) Program funds, but have not returned the unspent amount to HHS, you can view full and partial return instructions here. RHCs that have unused RHC CT funds must complete the full or partial return process as soon as possible.

In January, TIN organizations were required to select the most appropriate response to close out their TIN organization’s reporting requirements on the Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Reporting Portal (rhccovidreporting.com). If you have not completed the closeout, it is not too late and you must select one of these five closeout responses:

1. (Fully spent) This TIN spent all of the funds or can identify allowable, otherwise unreimbursed incurred expenses for the entire RHCCT Program payment of $49,461.42 per RHC between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021.

2. (Partially spent and completed partial return) This TIN did not spend all of the funds or identify allowable, otherwise unreimbursed incurred expenses for the entire RHCCT Program payment of $49,461.42 per RHC between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021, and completed the partial return process.

3. (Fully returned) This TIN completed the full return process for the RHCCT Program payment of $49,461.42 per RHC.

4. (Funds remaining and have not completed full or partial return) This TIN did not spend all of the funds or identify allowable, otherwise unreimbursed incurred expenses for the entire RHCCT Program payment of $49,461.42 per RHC between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021, and will complete the complete or partial return process by March 2, 2022.

5. (Not applicable) This TIN did not receive the RHC COVID-19 Testing Program payment of $49,461.42 and only received the RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program payment of $100,000 per RHC.

The RHCcovidreporting with any questions.

HRSA funded the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) to provide technical assistance to RHCs on the RHC COVID-19 Testing Program and the RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Program.

EMAIL NARHC: RHCcovidreporting

WEBINARS: https://www.narhc.org/narhc/TA_Webinars1.asp

EMAIL NOSORH: rhccovidtestinginfo

HRSA Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing Program Team
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