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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 23-1415

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Change to Disproportionate Share Payments to Qualifying Hospitals

[53 Pa.B. 6546]
[Saturday, October 14, 2023]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final public notice of its increase to the funding and amendment of the payment methodology for a class of disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments for qualifying acute care general hospitals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023. These payments will provide financial relief to hospitals that provided access to acute care services for Medical Assistance (MA) beneficiaries during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Department is not otherwise changing the qualifying criteria for these payments.

 The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding and amend payment methodology for these payments at 53 Pa.B. 2489 (May 6, 2023). The Department received no comments during the 30-day comment period. The Department will implement the changes set forth in the notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2022-2023 impact, as a result of the increase in the allocation for these DSH payments, is an annualized amount of $170.421 million in total funds (State and Federal).

VALERIE A. ARKOOSH, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1594. Under section 612 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 232), (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2022-23 is $36,802,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2023-24 is $38,600,000; 2nd Succeeding Year 2024-25 through 5th Succeeding Year 2027-28 are $0; (4) 2021-22 Program—$644,059,000; 2020-21 Program—$808,350,000; 2019-20 Program—$344,107,000; (7) MA—Fee-for-Services; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1415. Filed for public inspection October 13, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]


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