NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Supplemental Payment to Qualifying Hospitals
[50 Pa.B. 5335]
[Saturday, September 26, 2020]The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation 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 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 50 Pa.B. 1472 (March 7, 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 $3.640 million in total funds.
TERESA D. MILLER,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-1403. (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—$477,609,000; 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. 20-1328. Filed for public inspection September 25, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]
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