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A-2020-121 <br />is for a substantially different use from any expected use of funds in such a line item, allotment, or <br />allocation. <br />The "most recently approved" budget refers to the enacted budget for the relevant fiscal period for the <br />particular government, without taking into account subsequent supplemental appropriations enacted or <br />other budgetary adjustments made by that government in response to the COVID-19 public health <br />emergency. A cost is not considered to have been accounted for in a budget merely because it could be <br />met using a budgetary stabilization fund, rainy day fund, or similar reserve account. <br />Costs incurred daring the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020 <br />A cost is "incurred" when the responsible unit of government has expended funds to cover the cost. <br />Nonexclusive examples of eligible expenditures <br />Eligible expenditures include, but are not limited to, payment for: <br />1. Medical expenses such as: <br />• COVID-l9-related expenses of public hospitals, clinics, and similar facilities. <br />• Expenses of establishing temporary public medical facilities and other measures to increase <br />COVID-19 treatment capacity, including related construction costs. <br />• Costs of providing COVID-19 testing, including serological testing. <br />• Emergency medical response expenses, including emergency medical transportation, related <br />to COVID-19. <br />• Expenses for establishing and operating public telemedicine capabilities for COVID-19- <br />related treatment. <br />2. Public health expenses such as: <br />• Expenses for communication and enforcement by State, territorial, local, and Tribal <br />governments of public health orders related to COVID-19. <br />• Expenses for acquisition and distribution of medical and protective supplies, including <br />sanitizing products and personal protective equipment, for medical personnel, police officers, <br />social workers, child protection services, and child welfare officers, direct service providers <br />for older adults and individuals with disabilities in community settings, and other public <br />health or safety workers in connection with the COVID-19 public health emergency. <br />• Expenses for disinfection of public areas and other facilities, e.g., nursing homes, in response <br />to the COVID-19 public health emergency. <br />• Expenses for technical assistance to local authorities or other entities on mitigation of <br />COVID- I 9-related threats to public health and safety. <br />• Expenses for public safety measures undertaken in response to COVID-19. <br />• Expenses for quarantining individuals. <br />3. Payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and similar <br />employees whose services are substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID- <br />19 public health emergency. <br />