MODIFIED 3/31/2021
No. Providers do not need to be able to prove, at the time they accept a Provider Relief Fund payment that prior and/or future lost revenues and expenses attributable to COVID-19 (excluding those covered by other sources of reimbursement) meet or exceed their Provider Relief Fund payment. HHS expects that providers will only use Provider Relief Fund payments in accordance with legal and program requirements. These requirements specify that if, on June 30, 2021, providers have remaining Provider Relief Fund money that they cannot expend on permissible expenses or losses, then providers will return this money to HHS. HHS will provide directions in the future about how to return unused funds. The Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions and legal requirements authorize HHS to audit Provider Relief Fund recipients now or in the future to ensure that program requirements are met. HHS is authorized to recoup any Provider Relief Fund amounts that were made in error or exceed lost revenue or expenses due to COVID-19, or in cases of noncompliance with the Terms and Conditions.