1874 Payments for burn center services

Payments for Burn Center Services

[42 Pa.B. 6052]
[Saturday, September 22, 2012]

 The Department of Public Welfare (Department) is providing final notice of a decrease to the funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-2012 disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to certain qualifying Medical Assistance acute care general hospital burn centers. This decrease in funding is required to be consistent with the FY 2011-2012 appropriated amount for inpatient hospital services. There is no change in the current qualifying criteria or methodology for determining eligibility for these payments.

 The Department published notice of its intent to decrease the funding allocation for these DSH payments to qualifying hospitals at 42 Pa.B. 2111 (April 14, 2012). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the changes described in its notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2011-2012 fiscal impact, as a result of this change to this class of DSH payments, is $7.576 million ($3.404 million in State general funds and $4.172 million in Federal funds).

GARY D. ALEXANDER, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-792. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2011-12 is $3,404,000; 1st Succeeding Year 2012-13 is $0; 2nd Succeeding Year 2013-14 is $0; 3rd Succeeding Year 2014-15 is $0; 4th Succeeding Year 2015-16 is $0; 5th Succeeding Year 2016-17 is $0; (4) 2010-11 Program—$4,946,000; 2009-10 Program—$4,630,000; 2008-09 Program—$5,170,000; (7) Hospital Based Burn Centers; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover these payments.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1874. Filed for public inspection September 21, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]