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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-1350

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Change to Supplemental Payments to Qualifying Hospitals

[54 Pa.B. 6069]
[Saturday, September 21, 2024]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final public notice of its increase to the funding for a class of supplemental payments for qualifying acute care general hospitals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 that provide a substantial portion of their inpatient services to Medical Assistance (MA) beneficiaries. 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 and amend payment methodology for these payments at 54 Pa.B. 2696 (May 18, 2024). The Department received no comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the changes set forth in the notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The total impact, as a result of the increase in the allocation for these supplemental payments, is $1.800 million (Federal and State).

VALERIE A. ARKOOSH, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1643. Under section 612 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 232), (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2023-24 is $252,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2024-25 is $252,000; 2nd Succeeding Year 2025-26 through 5th Succeeding Year 2028-29 are $0; (4) 2022-23 Program—$589,137,000; 2021-22 Program—$644,059,000; 2020-21 Program—$808,350,000; (7) MA—Fee-for-Service; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1350. Filed for public inspection September 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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