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FY2019 Consortia Annual Report Due September 30, 2020
Per Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program rules, all consortia receiving Rural Health Care (RHC) Program funding are required to submit an annual report to USAC to supplement information collected in RHC Program application forms. The reports for FY2019 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020) are due September 30, 2020.
For details, see: https://www.usac.org/rural-health-care/healthcare-connect-fund-program/step-6-invoice-usac/submit-annual-report/
FCC Extends Waiver of Gift Rules to 12-31-2020
The FCC extended the waiver of the gift rules for RHC and E-rate plus extended deadline for certain USAC information requests.
Due to the ongoing disruptions caused by COVID-19 to program participants and the continued need for robust connectivity, we find good cause to extend our waivers of the RHC and E-Rate program gift rules through December 31, 2020. In addition, we waive the RHC deadline for responding to information requests from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) through December 31, 2020. Finally, we direct USAC to provide a 30-day extension to E-Rate program participants impacted by the pandemic that request an extension to respond to certain USAC information requests, including those related to Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) requests, issued through December 31, 2020.
For details, see: http://www.kelloggllc.com/docs/fcc/GiftRulesOrder_DA-20-1021A1_2020-09-03.pdf
FCC Approves Second Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional five funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. To date, the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 11 health care providers in 8 states for a total of $6.94 million.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-approves-second-set-covid-19-telehealth-program-applications
FY2019 Consortia Annual Report Due September 30, 2020
Per Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program rules, all consortia receiving Rural Health Care (RHC) Program funding are required to submit an annual report to USAC to supplement information collected in RHC Program application forms. The reports for FY2019 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020) are due September 30, 2020.
For details, see: https://www.usac.org/rural-health-care/healthcare-connect-fund-program/step-6-invoice-usac/submit-annual-report/
FCC Extends Waiver of Gift Rules to 12-31-2020
The FCC extended the waiver of the gift rules for RHC and E-rate plus extended deadline for certain USAC information requests.
Due to the ongoing disruptions caused by COVID-19 to program participants and the continued need for robust connectivity, we find good cause to extend our waivers of the RHC and E-Rate program gift rules through December 31, 2020. In addition, we waive the RHC deadline for responding to information requests from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) through December 31, 2020. Finally, we direct USAC to provide a 30-day extension to E-Rate program participants impacted by the pandemic that request an extension to respond to certain USAC information requests, including those related to Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) requests, issued through December 31, 2020.
For details, see: http://www.kelloggllc.com/docs/fcc/GiftRulesOrder_DA-20-1021A1_2020-09-03.pdf
FCC Approves Second Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional five funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. To date, the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 11 health care providers in 8 states for a total of $6.94 million.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-approves-second-set-covid-19-telehealth-program-applications
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