May 5, 2022 By: Claudia R. Wolter Providers who submitted a request to file late for Reporting Period One can expect to be notified about the status of their request beginning the week of May 9, 2022 HRSA Request to Report Late (RRL) Form for Period Two is Open Now and Closes May 13, 2022 The RRL (Request to Report Late) form is now accessible on the HRSA/PRF portal website. This form is for providers/practices who were required to report during the second reporting period which ended on 03/31/2022 for HHS monies received in July thru December of 2020, but extenuating circumstances prevented them from submitting a report by the required deadline. Please note that the information on this form must match your original Reporting Portal Entity information as registered in the HRSA Reporting Portal. Your completed PRF RRL Form must be submitted by the submission deadline of 11:59:59 pm EDT on May 13, 2022. There is a tight 10-day window to get your request in. Approved providers will receive a notification if their RRL is accepted to proceed with completing the report. We strongly urge providers to start gathering the required information to report as soon as the request to report late is submitted. Providers will only have 10 days from the date the notification is received to submit their report in the PRF Reporting Portal, again a very short window of time. While the forms are not difficult, they do require financial information for the period 1/1/2019 – 12/31/21 and employee and patient encounter for the 10 quarters. Our medical advisory team at KatzAbosch is available to assist practices as they wade through this process to avoid having to return HHS/PRF money received during the early days of COVID-19. Article by: Claudia R. Wolter, CPA, CCIFP, CCA Claudia Wolter, a Shareholder and the Quality Control Director with KatzAbosch, joined the firm in 1988. She has played a major role in leading the firm into the 21st century with cutting edge initiatives, including the transition to and managing of a paperless environment. Claudia serves as a prominent figure in the Accounting and Auditing Services Group, providing leadership, oversight, and invaluable contributions to quality control management. Additionally, she is an integral member of the Construction and Real Estate Services Group, where her expertise is highly regarded. She serves as a leader within the firm’s Accounting and Auditing Services Group, assists in the quality control management and oversight of the firm and is a member of the Construction and Real Estate Services Group. A dedicated professional, Claudia holds the prestigious distinction of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP), a certification held by less than 50 professionals in Maryland and less than 1000 professionals in the United States, the designation of Certified Construction Auditor (CCA) from the National Association of Construction Auditors (NACA) and a Lean Six Sigma CPA Green Belt certification from Ohio State University ATI and Boomer Consulting, Inc.