NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Statewide Quality Care Assessment Program for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
[50 Pa.B. 5335]
[Saturday, September 26, 2020]The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its adjustment to the assessment percentage rate under the Statewide Quality Care Assessment Program (Program) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021. The Department is not making any other changes to the Program.
The Department published notice of its intent to adjust the assessment percentage rate under the Program at 50 Pa.B. 3182 (June 27, 2020). During the 30-day comment period, the Department received a comment regarding the impact of the proposed rate reduction. While the assessment rate adjustment will reduce the collection of assessment revenue, the Department is making this adjustment because it anticipates a balance in the restricted account for FY 2020-2021, which would be subject to 62 P.S. § 805-G(b)(7). The Department will implement the change as described in the notice of intent.
FYs 2021—2023 Assessment Rate and Estimated Impact on Hospitals
For FY 2021-2022 and FY 2022-2023, the assessment percentage rate under the Program will return to 3.32% of the net inpatient revenue and 1.73% of the net outpatient revenue of the covered hospitals as established under the Human Services Code. The Department estimates the annual aggregate assessment fees for the nonexempt hospitals for FY 2021-2022 and FY 2022-2023 to total $1,005.766 million.
TERESA D. MILLER,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-1405. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2020-21 is $925,165,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2021-22 through 2nd Succeeding Year 2022-23 are $1,005,000,000; 3rd Succeeding Year 2023-24 through 5th Succeeding Year 2025-26 are $0; (4) 2018-19 Program—N/A; 2017-18 Program—N/A; 2016-17 Program—N/A; (7) Various Appropriations; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-1327. Filed for public inspection September 25, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]
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