Volume 21.12
If you are going to apply for Phase 4 funding of Provider Relief Funds and have not yet applied for IRS validation, you should immediately submit required, but limited, information for IRS validation. This process must be completed before you can upload the financial information necessary to participate in any of the available funds.
The IRS validation can be made at https://cares.linkhealth.com/#/.
The information needed is as follows:
- Information from the last submitted federal tax return (have a copy of your latest completed tax return with you when making the submission),
- NPI registry information,
- Enumeration date for NPI registration,
- Medicare PTAN,
- Entity type (S Corporation), and
- Medicaid ID, if applicable.
It may take several days for the IRS validation to be completed; therefore, it is imperative that the IRS validation occur now to ensure completion of the application by October 26, 2021.
“Phase 4 General Distribution: To be eligible to apply, the applicant must meet all the following requirements:
- Must fall into one of the following categories:
- Must have either directly billed, or owns (on the application date) an included subsidiary that has directly billed, their state/territory Medicaid program (fee-for service or managed care) or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for health care-related services during the period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020; or
- Must be a dental service provider who has either directly billed, or owns (on the application date) an included subsidiary that has directly billed, health insurance companies or patients for oral health care-related services during the period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020; or
- Must have either directly billed, or owns (on the application date) an included subsidiary that has directly billed, Medicare fee-for-service (Parts A and/or B) or Medicare Advantage (Part C) for health care-related services during the period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020; or
- Must be a state-licensed/certified assisted living facility on or before December 31, 2020; or
- Must be a behavioral health provider who has either directly billed or owns (on the application date) an included subsidiary that has directly billed, health insurance companies or patients for health care-related services during the period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020.
- Must have received a prior Targeted Distribution payment.
- Must have either
- filed a federal income tax return for fiscal years 2018, 2019, or 2020, or
- be an entity exempt from the requirement to file a federal income tax return and have no beneficial owner that is required to file a federal income tax return (e.g., a state-owned hospital or health care clinic); and
- Must have provided patient care after January 31, 2020; and
- Must not have permanently ceased providing patient care directly, or indirectly through included subsidiaries.”
Additional information regarding Phase 4 funding is available here.