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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-1833

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Disproportionate Share and Supplemental Hospital Payments

[54 Pa.B. 8353]
[Saturday, December 21, 2024]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 inpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to qualifying inpatient acute care general, psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals and qualifying psychiatric and rehabilitation units of acute care general hospitals, outpatient supplemental payments to qualifying inpatient acute care general hospitals, direct medical education payments to qualifying inpatient acute care general hospitals and certain DSH and supplemental payments to new hospitals. 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 54 Pa.B. 5918 (September 14, 2024). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the changes as described in its notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2024-2025 impact, as a result of the funding allocation for these payments, is $258.220 million in total funds.

VALERIE A. ARKOOSH, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1666. Under section 612 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 232), (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2024-25 is $87,016,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2025-26 through 5th Succeeding Year 2029-30 are $0; (4) 2023-24 Program—$697,354,000; 2022-23 Program—$589,137,000; 2021-22 Program—$644,059,000; (7) Medical Assistance—Fee-for-Service; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1833. Filed for public inspection December 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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