Home health providers audited for their compliance with the Provider Relief Funds (PRF) program complied with terms and conditions and federal requirements, according to a new report released by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
 
This audit is part of a series reviewing PRF payments to various provider types. Specifically, this audit assessed whether 25 selected home health agencies.
 
Providers receiving PRF payments were to ensure that the payments were:
  • Used to prevent, prepare for, or respond to COVID-19
  • Used for health care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19
  • Not used to cover expenses or losses reimbursed by other funding sources
  • Not used to pay salaries in excess of a certain threshold or to pay for certain prohibited activities
The selected agencies reported that they used $108.7 million of their PRF payments to offset lost revenues, $58.8 million for general and administrative expenses and $42.1 million for health care-related expenses, the OIG noted.