• Health Care Providers
  • Step 1: Determine Eligibility
  • Step 2: Submit a Service Request
  • Step 3: Evaluating and Accepting a Bid for Service
  • Step 4: Sign a Contract for Service
  • Step 5: Submit Service Agreement Form
  • Step 6: Receive Funding Commitment Letter
  • Step 7: Submit Confirmation of Service
  • Step 8: Receive Support Schedule
  • Step 9: Receive Credit for Service
• Service Providers
  • Step 1: Determine Eligibility
  • Step 2: Search Service Requests
  • Step 3: Provide Bids for Service
  • Step 4: Sign a Contract for Service
  • Step 5: Receive Funding Commitment Letter
  • Step 6: Receive Support Schedule
  • Step 7: Credit Health Care Provider for Service
  • Step 8: Send Invoice
  • Step 9: Receive Invoice Status Report

About Rural Health Care:

• Overview of the Program
• Overview of the Process
• Monthly Conference Calls
• Site Visits
• Understanding Audits
• Filing Appeals
• Rural Health Care Pilot Program

Rural Health Care Tools:

• Applicant Login
• Latest News
• Required Forms
• Tips and Best Practices
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Glossary of Terms
• Rural Health Care Search Tools
• Changes and Corrections
• Calendar/Reminders
• Program Compliance - Whistleblower Hotline
• Submitting A Complaint

Rural Health Care Outreach

Conference Call Agenda February 8, 2007

The Rural Health Care Division (RHCD) of USAC hosts a monthly outreach conference call for applicants and service providers on the second Thursday of each month at 2 P.M., ET. These calls are a forum in which applicants and service providers can raise issues and concerns or seek clarification of program rules or requirements. The RHCD provides an agenda for the calls, followed by a general question and answer period. RHC officials moderate the calls.

The monthly outreach Conference Call for applicants and service providers will be held on February, 8 at 2 p.m.

If you would like to submit a topic for discussion to add to the agenda, please send an e-mail to rhc-admin@universalservice.org Participants may begin calling in 10 minutes before the call begins.

Phone Number: 1-800-240-9939
Pass code: 6772932 (be sure to press the pound key after entering the numbers)

Agenda

1. FY 2006 update
2. Outreach and Site Visit Update
3. Pilot Project Update
4. 2007 Window Opening - Tentative March 12, 2007
5. Questions and Answers

    

* USAC will only be able to announce the program and reiterate information contained in the Pilot Program Order, but will not be able to interpret or clarify provisions of the Order.

Conference Call Guidelines

• Please use your mute button if you are not asking a question on the call; with the large number of call-ins this should cut down on the background interference noise.
• If you don't have a mute button, hit *6 which acts as a mute.
• Please be sure to mute your phone in one of the above ways if you are using a cell phone.
• If you have music on hold, please do NOT put the conference call on hold.
• Please be courteous to others on the phone; try to listen to questions as they may be relevant to you at some point.
• Please avoid side conversations, which can be picked up by your phone's microphone.
• Please let RHC know if you have trouble with the connection, so we can try to reach the operator.