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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-353

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Supplemental Payments to Qualifying Hospitals

[50 Pa.B. 1472]
[Saturday, March 7, 2020]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to allocate funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 supplemental payments to qualifying acute care general hospitals that provide medical and surgical ocular services to Medical Assistance beneficiaries to ensure continued access to these critical eye related services. The Department does not intend to otherwise change the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for these payments.

Fiscal Impact

 For FY 2019-2020, the Department will allocate an annualized amount of $3.640 million in total funds for these supplemental payments upon approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Public Comment

 Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Department of Human Services, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, c/o Regulations Coordinator, Room 515, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. The Department will review and consider comments received within 30 days in determining the final payment methodology for these payments.

 Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid or service may submit comments using the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

TERESA D. MILLER, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1382. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2019-20 is $1,021,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2020-21 through 5th Succeeding Year 2024-25 are $0; (4) 2018-19 Program—$342,544,000; 2017-18 Program—$477,690,000; 2016-17 Program—$450,970,000; (7) Medical Assistance—Fee-for-Service; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-353. Filed for public inspection March 6, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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