(a) Administration.--The department shall administer the
program in accordance with this act.
(b) Application.--To apply for a reimbursement under the
program, a provider shall submit an application to the
department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
department. A provider shall certify all of the following
information in an application under this subsection:
(1) The provider was deemed eligible to provide the
COVID-19 vaccine by the department during the period
beginning December 1, 2020, and ending March 18, 2021.
(2) The provider has received an allocation of the
COVID-19 vaccine from a vaccine manufacturer or the
department.
(3) The provider did not receive an allocation of the
COVID-19 vaccine after March 18, 2021, as a result of section
5 of the Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania
Department of Health Directing Vaccine Providers'
Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines, issued February 12,
2021.
(4) The provider is not an agent, employee, subsidiary
or affiliate of a health care facility on the department's
COVID-19 focused network provider list.
(5) The costs incurred in administering the COVID-19
vaccine.
(c) Review.--Beginning no later than 30 days after the
effective date of this section, the department shall review
applications under subsection (b). No later than 15 days after a
completed application under subsection (b) is received from a
provider, the provider shall review and approve or deny the
application.
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