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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 15-632

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Disproportionate Share and Supplemental Hospital Payments

[45 Pa.B. 1694]
[Saturday, April 4, 2015]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its continued funding for inpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH), outpatient supplemental and direct medical education payments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-2015 at the same levels as was allocated for FY 2013-2014. The Department is not changing the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for these payments for FY 2014-2015. The Department is also continuing to allocate an annualized amount of $1.464 million for FY 2014-2015 for certain DSH and supplemental payments to new hospitals.

 The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for these DSH and supplemental payments at 44 Pa.B. 6163 (September 27, 2014). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day comment period, and will implement the changes as described in its notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2014-2015 impact is $263.805 million ($125.986 million in State general funds).

THEODORE DALLAS, 
Acting Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-942. (1) General Fund;

 (7) Medical Assistance—Inpatient; (2) Implementing Year 2014-15 is $97,149,000; (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) Medical Assistance—Outpatient; (2) Implementing Year 2014-15 is $28,837,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2015-16 through 5th Succeeding Year 2019-20 are $0; (4) 2013-14 Program—$264,179,000; 2012-13 Program—$450,835,000; 2011-12 Program—$645,095,000;

 (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-632. Filed for public inspection April 3, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]


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