2375 Additional class of disproportionate share payments?

DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WELFARE

Additional Class of Disproportionate Share Payments

[40 Pa.B. 7161]
[Saturday, December 11, 2010]

 The Department of Public Welfare (Department) is announcing its intent to decrease the allocation of funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to certain qualifying Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled hospitals that advance the Department's goal of enhancing access to multiple types of medical care in economically distressed areas of this Commonwealth. This decrease is the result of the Commonwealth's budget constraints. There will be no change in the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for this additional class of DSH payments.

 In making these payments, the Department will ensure that no acute care general hospital will receive any DSH payment that is in excess of its hospital specific DSH upper payment limit and the Commonwealth will not exceed its aggregate annual DSH allotment.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2010-2011 fiscal impact of this allocation for the additional class of DSH payments is $36.015 million ($16.016 million in State funds). These funds are provided for in the FY 2010-2011 MA—Inpatient appropriation.

Public Comment

 Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Department of Public Welfare, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, c/o Regulations Coordinator, Room 515, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Comments received within 30 days will be reviewed and considered for any subsequent revision of the notice.

 Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid or service may submit comments using the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] (TDD users) or [phone] (voice users).

MICHAEL P. NARDONE, 
Acting Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-674. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2010-11 is $16,016,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2011-12 is $16,016,000; 2nd Succeeding Year 2012-13 is $16,016,000; 3rd Succeeding Year 2013-14 is $16,016,000; 4th Succeeding Year 2014-15 is $16,016,000; 5th Succeeding Year 2015-16 is $16,016,000; (4) 2007-08 Program—$468,589,000; 2008-09 Program—$426,822,000; 2009-10 Program—$373,515,000; (7) MA—Inpatient; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2375. Filed for public inspection December 10, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]