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Use of Funds: Would the Provider Relief Fund and/or ARP Rural Distribution have limited qualifying expenses for capital equipment purchases to 1.5 years of depreciation, or could providers fully expense capital equipment purchases?

Would the Provider Relief Fund and/or ARP Rural Distribution have limited qualifying expenses for capital equipment purchases to 1.5 years of depreciation, or could providers fully expense capital equipment purchases?

Expenses for capital equipment and inventory could be fully expensed only in cases where the purchase was directly related to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus. Examples of these types of equipment and inventory expenses include:

  • Ventilators, computerized tomography scanners, and other intensive care unit- (ICU) related equipment put into immediate use or held in inventory
  • Masks, face shields, gloves, gowns
  • Biohazard suits
  • General personal protective equipment
  • Disinfectant supplies

(Updated 10/27/2022)

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