b'CODING Update ComplianceLEGAL NUTRITIONUpdateANJC NewsANJC Leadership ANJC News! NUTRITION LEGAL EASEANJC Scholarship REHAB Update Executive Directors Update LEGAL Q&A CHIRO AssistINSURANCE Update INSURANCE Update Legislative UpdateTECHNIQUE UpdateMedicareQ&AMedicare Update OUR HEALTHBy Dr. Richard C. Healy ANJC Medicare ConsultantQ I submitted my application and financial informationTo return the money, the provider needs to contact for the second installment of the Provider Relieftheir financial institution and ask the institution Fund from HHS, why have I not received any fundsto refuse the received Automated Clearinghouse yet? (ACH) credit by initiating an ACH return using the ACH return code of R23 - Credit Entry Refused by A HHS is reviewing providers uploaded financialReceiver. If a provider received the money via ACH information. Payments will go out weekly, on athey must return the money via ACH.rolling basis, as information is validated. HHS may seek additional information from providers asIf a provider was paid via paper check, after necessary to complete its review. rejecting the payment in the attestation portal, the provider should destroy the check if not deposited, Q I received the first HHS/CMS Covid CARES relatedor mail a paper check from your account to United-payment which I attested for. Then I applied forHealth Group with notification of their request to and received the second payment from that Covidreturn the funds.CARES related payout. Do I need to attest for the second payout? I dont think I do, but receivedQ If I received monies from the Paycheck Protection an email from UHG on their behalf that made meProgram, may I still receive disbursements from the wonder? Provider Relief Fund? How does one have an impact A Yes, you would need to attest for the secondon the other?installment of the HHS Stimulus payment. A providerA There is no direct ban under the CARES Act on must attest for each of the Provider Relief Fundaccepting a payment from the Provider Relief Fund distributions received. and other sources, so long as the payment from the The CARES Act requires that providers meet certainProvider Relief Fund is used only for permissible terms and conditions if a provider retains a Providerpurposes and the recipient complies with the Terms Relief Fund payment. If a provider chooses to retainand Conditions. By attesting to the Terms and the funds, it must attest that it meet these termsConditions, the recipient certifies that it will not use and conditions of the payment. Not returning thethe payment to reimburse expenses or losses that payment within 90 days of receipt will be viewed ashave been reimbursed from other sources or that acceptance of the Terms and Conditions. other sources are obligated to reimburse.So, if you lost income due to the pandemic or had Q If I received 2 distributions from HHS can I acceptincreased expenses, such as gloves, masks, plexi-one and reject the other? glass shields etc., you may qualify for the Provider Relief Fund; whereas the PPP funds were used for A Yes. If a provider would like to reject one payment,payroll. I would suggest documenting what each the provider may still accept future distributionsource of payment is being used for.payments. The provider must use the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Payment Attestation Portal to accept or reject payments. Richard C. Healy, DC, CCSP, is the treasurer andMedicare consultant for the ANJC. A New Jersey Q How can I return monies received from the ProviderMedicare Carrier Advisor Committee delegateFund Payment Relief Fund? and a Certified Chiropractic Insurance Consultant,A Providers may return a payment by going intoDr. Healy is in private practice in Dumont.the attestation portal within 90 days of receiving payment and indicating they are rejecting the funds.14 I Summer 2020 www.anjc.info'