Release of Policy Information Notice 2013-01: Health Center Budgeting and Accounting Requirements

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released Policy Information Notice (PIN) 2013-01: Health Center Budgeting and Accounting Requirements. The PIN is available at: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregulations/policies/pin201301.html

This PIN provides information regarding budgeting and accounting requirements for health centers and their applicability to section 330 federal grant funds versus non-grant funds. Certain sections of this PIN contain clarifications of existing requirements and are not available for comment. These include:

I.     Purpose;

II.    Applicability;

III.   Background;

IV.   Scope of Project and Budget Requirements;

V.    Accounting for Health Center Scope of Project Funding, Section 330 Grant Funds;

VI.   Other Lines of Business outside the Scope of the Health Center Project;

VII.  Effective Date; and

VIII. Contacts

A section of this draft PIN is new policy and is available for public comment. Specifically, Section V.B. (Accounting for Health Center Scope of Project Funding, Health Center Non-Grant Funds) is open for comment. When providing comments, please be as specific as possible, and reference the applicable page number(s). Comments will be reviewed and analyzed, and a final policy for this area, along with a summary and general response to comments, will be published as soon as possible after the comment submission deadline. Comments should be submitted to OPPDBudgetPIN@hrsa.gov by close of business August 30, 2013.

Beginning with applications for new and continued Health Center Program funding in Fiscal Year 2014, HRSA will incorporate the federal budget requirements that are not new policy, as outlined in the PIN, into the application requirements.

If you have any questions or require further guidance, please contact the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Office of Policy and Program Development, at OPPDBudgetPIN@hrsa.gov.