Psychiatric Services Disproportionate Share Hospitals Payment [46 Pa.B. 1962]
[Saturday, April 16, 2016]The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to allocate funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016 for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments made to qualifying teaching hospitals that provide psychiatric services to Medical Assistance (MA) beneficiaries. These payments are intended to help offset medical education costs of psychiatrists which are incurred by hospitals providing assistance to MA beneficiaries and uninsured persons. The Department is not otherwise changing its approved State Plan provisions addressing the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for these payments.
All payment limitations are applicable, including those limitations that the Commonwealth may not exceed its aggregate annual DSH allotment, and that no hospital may receive DSH payments in excess of its hospital-specific limit.
Fiscal Impact
The FY 2015-2016 impact as a result of the funding allocation for these payments is $0.500 million ($0.240 million in State general funds and $0.260 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 review and consider comments reviewed within 30 days in determining its final payment methodology for these payments.
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).
THEODORE DALLAS,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-1012. (1) General Fund; (2) Imple-menting Year 2015-16 is $240,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2016-17 through 5th Succeeding Year 2020-21 are $0; (4) 2014-15 Program—$564,772,000; 2013-14 Program—$428,041,000; 2012-13 Program—$718,947,000; (7) MA—Fee-for-Service; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-662. Filed for public inspection April 15, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
