UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2020

Encompass Health Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-10315	63-0860407
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9001 Liberty Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35242

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(205) 967-7116

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	EHC	New York Stock Exchange

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (the “CARES Act”), signed into law on March 27, 2020, authorized the cash distribution of relief funds to healthcare providers in response to the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. On April 10, 2020, Encompass Health Corporation (the “Company”) began to receive the CARES Act relief fund payments, for which it did not apply, from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). To date, the Company’s inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and home health and hospice agencies have received in aggregate approximately $237 million. On May 7, 2020, the Company informed HHS it would not accept any of the CARES Act relief funds. The Company is currently seeking direction on how to process the repayment of those funds.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION
By:	/S/ Douglas E. Coltharp
	Name:	Douglas E. Coltharp
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 7, 2020