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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 00-954

NOTICES

Payments to Nursing Facilities April 1, 2000 Final Rates

[30 Pa.B. 2840]

   The purpose of this notice is to announce final payment rates for nursing facilities beginning April 1, 2000, in accordance with section 1902(a)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 1902(a)(13)(A)), as amended by section 4711 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P. L. 105-33). An April 1, 2000, Proposed Rates Notice was published at 30 Pa.B. 1698 (March 25, 2000) and provided for a 30-day comment period. The Department did not receive any comments on the proposed April 1, 2000 rate notice.

Rates

   The final April 1, 2000, rates are available through the Bulletin Board System (BBS) at (800) 833-5091, at the local County Assistance Offices throughout this Commonwealth, or by contacting Tom Jayson in the Policy Section of the Bureau of Long Term Care Programs at (717) 772-2570.

Methodology

   The methodology that the Department used to set the final rates is contained in 55 Pa. Code Chapter 1187, Subchapter G (relating to rate setting) and the Commonwealth's approved Title XIX State Plan.

Justification

   The justification for establishing the final rates is that the regulations in 55 Pa. Code Chapter 1187 and the Commonwealth's approved Title XIX State Plan require that rates be set on a quarterly basis.

   The estimated increase in annual aggregate expenditures for Medical Assistance nursing facility services for FY 1999-2000 based on these final rates is $0.777 million ($0.359 million in State funds).

   Interested persons are invited to submit written comments about the final rates to the Department within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Comments should be addressed to: Department of Public Welfare, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, Attention: Suzanne Love, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

   Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Services by calling (800) 654-5984 (TDD Users) or (800) 654-5988 (Voice Users). Persons who require another alternative should contact Thomas Vracarich in the Office of Legal Counsel at (717) 783-2209.

FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,   
Secretary

   Fiscal Note:  14-NOT-242. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 1999-00 is $359,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2000-01 is $2.152 Million; 2nd Succeeding Year 2001-02 is $2.152 Million; 3rd Succeeding Year 2002-03 is $2.152 Million; 4th Succeeding Year 2003-04 is $2.152 Million; 5th Succeeding Year 2004-05 is $2.152 Million; (4) 1998-99 Program--$721.631 Million; 1997-98 Program--$617.252 Million; 1996-97 Program--$591.910 Million; (7) Medical Assistance Long Term Care; (8) recommends adoption. The fiscal note of the final rates differ from the fiscal note for the proposed rates due to a recalculation of the cost of the rate increase that was done to correct an error in the original calculation. There are funds available in the Department's budget to cover the increased cause associated with the final rates.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-954. Filed for public inspection June 2, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]


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