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 to allocate funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 supplemental payments to qualifying acute care general hospitals that operate nursing school programs to promote their continued participation in the Medical Assistance (MA) Program. This payment promotes access to inpatient services for MA eligible persons by supporting the education and operations of the nursing school program, which will help to ensure the availability of health care professionals to treat the MA population.
The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for these payments at 50 Pa.B. 2143 (April 18, 2020). The Department received no comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the additional class of supplemental payments to qualifying hospitals 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 $18.000 million in total funds.
TERESA D. MILLER,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-1404. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year is $4,923,000; (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) MA—Fee-for-Service; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-1329. Filed for public inspection September 25, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]
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