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support efforts to prevent or decrease spread of the virus, and address other impacts of the pandemic on public health. The interim final rule implemented these provisions by identifying a non -exhaustive list of programs or services that may be funded as responding to COVID-19 ("enumerated eligible uses"), along with considerations for evaluating other potential uses of funds not explicitly listed. Enumerated eligible uses are discussed below. For guidance on how to determine whether a particular use is allowable, beyond those enumerated, see section Standards: Identifying a Public Health Impact. Enumerated eligible uses under this section built and expanded upon permissible expenditures under the Coronavirus Relief Fund; for clarity, the interim final rule expressly listed as eligible uses the uses permissible under the Coronavirus Relief Fund, with minor exceptions.68 The interim final rule also recognized that the nature of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and responsive policy measures, programs, and services, had changed over time and is expected to continue evolving. The interim final rule categorized enumerated eligible uses to respond to the public health emergency into several categories: 1) COVID-19 mitigation and prevention, 2) medical expenses, 3) behavioral health care, 4) public health and safety staff, 5) expenses to improve the design and execution of health and public health programs, and 6) eligible uses to address disparities in public health outcomes. For each category in turn, this section describes public comments received and Treasury's responses, as well as comments received proposing additional enumerated eligible uses. 68 Generally, funding uses eligible under CRF as a response to the direct public health impacts of COVID-19 will continue to be eligible under the ARPA, including those not explicitly listed in the final rule, with the following two exceptions: 1) the standard for eligibility of public health and safety payrolls has been updated (see section Public Sector Capacity and Workforce in General Provisions: Other) and 2) expenses related to the issuance of tax - anticipation notes are no longer an eligible funding use (see section Restrictions on Use: Debt Service). 54