1433 Additional class of disproportionate share payment

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Additional Class of Disproportionate Share Payment

[45 Pa.B. 4314]
[Saturday, August 1, 2015]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-2015 disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to qualifying hospitals that provide a high volume of services to the Medical Assistance (MA) population. This additional class of DSH payments is intended to promote continued 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 did not implement any other change to the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for this payment.

 The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for these DSH payments at 45 Pa.B. 731 (February 7, 2015). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the change as described in its notice of intent.

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).

THEODORE DALLAS, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-970. (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.

 This notice has a cost and it is budgeted.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1433. Filed for public inspection July 31, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]