NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Disproportionate Share Payments and Supplemental Hospital Payments to Qualifying Hospitals
[51 Pa.B. 3822]
[Saturday, July 10, 2021]The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 for several classes of inpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH) and supplemental payments to Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled and qualifying inpatient acute care general hospitals. The Department is not otherwise changing the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for these payments.
The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for these payments at 51 Pa.B. 1088 (February 27, 2021). The Department increased the funding allocation for one payment that was announced in its notice of intent. DSH payments to critical access and qualifying rural hospitals was increased to an allocation of $31.198 million in total funds, and this revised funding allocation did appear on the State Plan page submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and approved on May 24, 2021.
The Department received no comments during the 30-day comment period. The Department will implement the total payment set forth in the notice of intent and as previously noted.
Fiscal Impact
The FY 2020-2021 impact, as a result of the funding allocation for these payments, is $146.147 million in total funds.
MEG SNEAD,
Acting SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-1451. (1) General Fund;
(7) MA—Fee-for-Service; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $7,686,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$344,107,000; 2018-19 Program—$342,544,000; 2017-18 Program—$477,690,000;
(7) MA—Critical Access Hospitals; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $12,977,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$8,850,000; 2018-19 Program—$10,400,000; 2017-18 Program—$6,997,000;
(7) MA—Hospital-Based Burn Centers; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $3,862,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$3,792,000; 2018-19 Program—$3,782,000; 2017-18 Program—$3,782,000;
(7) MA—Obstetric and Neonatal Services; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $5,815,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$2,709,000; 2018-19 Program—$3,681,000; 2017-18 Program—$3,681,000;
(7) MA—Academic Medical Centers; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $20,612,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$21,092,000; 2018-19 Program—$24,681,000; 2017-18 Program—$24,681,000;
(7) MA—Physician Practice Plans; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $1,742,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$7,502,000; 2018-19 Program—$10,071,000; 2017-18 Program—$10,071,000;
(7) Autism Intervention; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $392,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$27,052,000; 2018-19 Program—$30,842,000; 2017-18 Program—$27,669,000;
(7) MA—Trauma Centers; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $7,534,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2019-20 Program—$7,397,000; 2018-19 Program—$8,656,000; 2017-18 Program—$8,656,000;
(8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1092. Filed for public inspection July 9, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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