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  3. General Distribution - Phase 3
  4. Overview and Eligibility

Overview and Eligibility

  • Are health care providers who bill for Medicaid or CHIP services through a county behavioral health provider network eligible for the Phase 3 – General Distribution?
  • Are health care providers that are paid through Organized Healthcare Delivery Systems (OHCDS) and voluntarily assign their direct payment rights to an OHCDS eligible for the Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 – General Distribution?
  • If a health care provider is paid through a certified public expenditure (CPE), will the provider be eligible for the Phase 3 – General Distribution?
  • Are health care providers that only bill Medicaid or CHIP through managed care arrangements eligible for the Phase 3 – General Distribution?
  • Are health care providers that only bill Medicaid or CHIP through a waiver eligible for the Phase 3 – General Distribution?
  • Will the requirement that a provider either have directly billed their state Medicaid/CHIP programs or Medicaid managed care plans for health care-related services between 1/1/2018 to 3/31/2019 prevent these providers from being eligible for funding?
  • Is a health care provider eligible to receive a payment from the Phase 3 – General Distribution even if the provider received funding from the SBA Payroll Protection Program or FEMA or has received Medicaid HCBS retainer payments?
  • Which entity should apply for the Medicaid Provider Relief Fund Distribution in the example below?
  • Is a health care provider that did not deposit a check from the Phase 1 – General Distribution that was subsequently voided after 90 days, eligible to apply for the Phase 3 – General Distribution?
  • How should an applicant set up an Optum ID if it is applying for Phase 3 – General Distribution payment on behalf of multiple subsidiaries?
  • What are the reasons that I would not be eligible for a Phase 3 – General Distribution payment?
  • I am a provider that is newly eligible for Phase 3 of the General Distribution. Should I submit an application as part of Phase 3 or will there be another opportunity to receive a General Distribution payment?
  • How will Phase 3 payment be calculated for providers that began operations part way through 2019 or in 2020 that do not have complete financial information from 2019 or the first quarter of 2020?
  • When will Phase 3 payments be made?
  • What is the payment amount that an applicant should expect to receive from Phase 3 of the General Distribution?
  • What will be the methodology/formula used to calculate provider payment in Phase 3?
  • Are providers that received payments under Phase 3 of the General Distribution limited to using these funds to cover coronavirus-related losses or increased expenses experienced during the first two quarters of calendar year 2020?
  • Who is eligible for Phase 3 – General Distribution?
  • How does Phase 3 differ from the previous phases of the General Distribution?
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