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HRSA Health Center Outreach and Enrollment One-Time Supplemental Funding Call December 17, 2013

HRSA Health Center Outreach and Enrollment One-Time Supplemental Funding Call December 17, 2013. Agenda. Federal Update FY 2014 One-Time Outreach and Enrollment Supplemental Funding Overview Resources Questions and Answers. Federal Update. I mportant dates CuidadodeSalud.gov

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HRSA Health Center Outreach and Enrollment One-Time Supplemental Funding Call December 17, 2013

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  1. HRSA Health Center Outreach and Enrollment One-Time Supplemental Funding Call December 17, 2013

  2. Agenda • Federal Update • FY 2014 One-Time Outreach and Enrollment Supplemental Funding Overview • Resources • Questions and Answers

  3. Federal Update • Important dates • CuidadodeSalud.gov • Healthcare.gov • Other

  4. FY 2014 One-Time Supplemental Funding Terms • One-time supplemental funding is meant to provide support to health centers to meet increased demand for enrollment assistance. • This one-time supplemental funding will support immediate health center needs, consistent with the intent of and allowable costs outlined in FY 2013 Health Center Outreach and Enrollment Assistance Supplemental Funding. • Any ongoing expenditures initially supported by these one-time funds beyond FY 2014 must sustained with other resources.

  5. FY 2014 One-Time Supplemental Funding Terms • Health centers must use these funds to increase their current outreach and enrollment assistance capacity. This includes: • Expanding the hours of existing outreach and enrollment assistance workers, • Hiring new or temporary outreach and enrollment assistance workers, and/or • Other allowable activities and costs consistent with the FY 2013 outreach and enrollment supplemental guidance (expected within 30 days of award).

  6. FY 2014 One-Time Supplemental Funding Terms • Health centers should collaborate with other health centers and organizations in their service area to ensure that outreach and enrollment assistance activities are coordinated with other local, regional, and/or state-wide outreach and enrollment assistance efforts and training requirements.

  7. Review of FY 2013 Supplemental Funding Expectations • Health center outreach and enrollment (O/E) assistance workers supported by this funding opportunity must: • Demonstrate and maintain expertise in: eligibility and enrollment rules and procedures; the range of qualified health plan options and insurance affordability programs; the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations; and privacy and security standards. • Comply with and successfully complete all required and applicable federal and/or state consumer assistance training, as is required for all assistance personnel carrying out consumer assistance functions. • All O/E supplemental funds are to be used to support new O/E capacity and not supplant existing resources.

  8. Review of FY 2013 Supplemental Funding Expectations • Health centers will be required to report additional activities supported through this one-time supplemental via the Health Center Program Outreach and Enrollment Quarterly Progress Report (QPR). • QPR to be submitted through the HRSA Electronic Handbook (EHB) in January 2014, April 2014, July 2014, and October 2014. • HRSA will provide additional guidance regarding specific requirements and deadlines through separate resources that will be available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/outreachandenrollment/.

  9. O/E Allowable Costs • O/E assistance personnel; • Fringe benefits for O/E assistance workers; • Moveable equipment and supplies to support outreach and enrollment assistance individually valued at less than $5,000; • Leasing of temporary space for the sole purpose of outreach and enrollment assistance activities; • Training in support of the grant; and • Local travel in support of the grant.

  10. Unallowable Costs • Support for personnel other than O/E assistance workers; • Fringe benefits other than those to support O/E assistance workers; • Moveable equipment and supplies individually valued at $5,000 or greater; • Vehicles; • Primary health care services; • Construction costs (including minor alterations and renovation and fixed/installed equipment); • Facility or land purchases; and • Incentives (e.g., gift cards, food, free services).

  11. Resources • BPHC O/E Team Inbox • bphc-oe@hrsa.gov • One-time Supplemental Funding FAQs • http://bphc.hrsa.gov/outreachandenrollment/oe_additional_faqs.pdf • BPHC O/E supplemental funding technical assistance website • http://bphc.hrsa.gov/outreachandenrollment/

  12. Q&A Questions?

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