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Ropes & Gray LLPARRA FundingCategoryProgram NameFunding Details Released to DateAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Stimulus Funding ImplementationDepartment/Sub agencyTotal FederalFunds Availablethrough ARRAFundingMechanismEligibleEntitiesImplementation Steps Taken to DateDesignates Deadline PassedImportant ReferencesPrevention &Wellness FundHealthcareAssociatedInfection (HAI)ReductionStrategy Grants[cont.] HHS/CDC [$40,000,000]→ HHS announced on July 30th that ARRAfunds are being released to 12 states in orderto survey ambulatory surgical centers bySeptember 30, 2009. Additionally $9 millionwill become available in October 2009 to allstates to make additionally inspections atambulatory surgical centers using a new CMSsurvey process.● PressRelease:http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=3479&intNumPerPage=10&checkDate=&checkKey=&srchType=1&numDays=3500&srchOpt=0&srchData=&keywordType=All&chkNewsType=1%2C+2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+5&intPage=&showAll=&pYear=&year=&desc=&cboOrder=date→ $10 million in grants to statesto improve the process andincrease the frequency ofinspections for ambulatory surgicalcentersHHS/CMS $10,000,000 Grants States→ State letters of intent for the ELC programwere due by May 22, 2009. State grantapplications for the ELC and EIP programswere due by June 26, 2009. Anticipatedawards will be made by August 30, 2009 andState HAI plans are due to HHS by January 1,2010.→ According to implementation plan, CMSwill select a first group of participating states inJune 2009 and start implementation in July2009. All remaining will start in November2009.→ GAO published a report in February 2009discussing the need to obtain more data oninfection risks in ambulatory surgical centers.● GAO Report:http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09213.pdfUpdated as of October 30, 2009 Page 34