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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-1324

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments to Qualifying Hospitals

[50 Pa.B. 5328]
[Saturday, September 26, 2020]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 disproportionate share hospital payments to qualifying acute care general hospitals that provide enhanced access to multiple types of medical care in economically distressed areas. The Department is not changing the qualifying criteria or payment methodology for these payments.

 The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for these payments at 50 Pa.B. 2141 (April 18, 2020). The Department received no comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the change as described in the notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2019-2020 impact, as a result of the funding allocation for these payments, is $149.135 million ($61.965 million in State general funds and $87.170 million in Federal funds).

TERESA D. MILLER, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1406. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2019-20 is $61,965,000; (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. 20-1324. Filed for public inspection September 25, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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