DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICESAdditional Class of Disproportionate Share Payment [45 Pa.B. 731]
[Saturday, February 7, 2015]The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to allocate funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-2015 for disproportionate share hospital payments to qualifying hospitals that provide a high volume of services to the Medical Assistance (MA) population to promote the hospitals' continued additional access to inpatient and ancillary outpatient services in this Commonwealth and to support academic medical programs that provide integrated patient centered medical services. The Department does not intend to implement any other change in the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for this payment.
Fiscal Impact
The FY 2014-2015 impact, as a result of the funding allocation for these payments is $5.189 million ($2.500 million in State general funds and $2.689 million in Federal funds upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).
Public Comment
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Department of Human Services, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, c/o Regulations Coordinator, Room 515, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. The Department will consider all comments received within 30 days of this notice.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid or service may submit comments using the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
BEVERLY D. MACKERETH,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-935. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2014-15 is $2,500,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2015-16 through 5th Succeeding Year 2019-20 are $0; (4) 2013-14 Program—$16,831,000; 2012-13 Program—$12,618,000; 2011-12 Program—$12,618,000; (7) MA—Academic Medical Centers; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-241. Filed for public inspection February 6, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
