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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-2694

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Additional Class of Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments

[44 Pa.B. 8062]
[Saturday, December 27, 2014]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to increase funding for acute care general hospitals that serve the indigent population of cities in this Commonwealth with an average per capita income significantly below the Statewide average. These payments are intended to provide additional financial support to hospitals providing inpatient hospital services and that serve an inordinate amount of low-income individuals and Medical Assistance (MA) beneficiaries in impoverished areas of this Commonwealth. The Department intends to increase funding from Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2014. There will be no change in the current qualifying criteria or payment methodology for these payments.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2014-2015 impact is $10.355 million ($4.989 million in State general funds).

Public Comment

 Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Department of Human Services, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, Attention, 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 (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

BEVERLY D. MACKERETH, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-930. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2014-15 is $4,989,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2015-16 through 5th Succeeding Year 2019-20 are $0; (4) 2013-14 Program—$163,862,000; 2012-13 Program—$268,112,000; 2011-12 Program—$325,685,000; (7) MA—Inpatient; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2694. Filed for public inspection December 26, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]


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