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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-225

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Disproportionate Share and Supplemental Hospital Payments

[48 Pa.B. 951]
[Saturday, February 10, 2018]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation for inpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to qualifying inpatient acute care general, psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals, and qualifying psychiatric and rehabilitation units of acute care general hospitals, outpatient supplemental payments to qualifying inpatient acute care general hospitals and direct medical education payments to qualifying inpatient acute care general hospitals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018. The Department is also providing final notice of its annual funding allocation for certain DSH and supplemental payments to new 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 47 Pa.B. 6013 (September 23, 2017). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the change as described in its notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2017-2018 impact, as a result of the funding allocation for these payments, $259.307 million ($124.933 million in State general funds).

TERESA D. MILLER, 
Acting Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1209. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2017-18 is $124,933,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2018-19 through 5th Succeeding Year 2022-23 are $0; (4) 2016-17 Program—$450,970,000; 2015-16 Program—$392,918,000; 2014-15 Program—$564,772,000; (7) Medical Assistance—Fee-for-Service; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-225. Filed for public inspection February 9, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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