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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 09-1167

NOTICES

Supplemental Payments for Burn Center Services

[39 Pa.B. 3244]
[Saturday, June 27, 2009]

Purpose of Notice

   The Department of Public Welfare (Department) is providing final notice of funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to certain qualifying Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled acute care general hospital burn centers. There is no change to the current qualifying criteria or methodology for determining eligibility for these payments.

   The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for DSH payments to certain qualifying MA enrolled acute care general hospitals burn centers at 39 Pa.B. 1272 (March 7, 2009). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day public comment period, and will implement the changes described in its notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

   The FY 2008-2009 fiscal impact is $11.368 million ($5.170 million in State funds). These payments are provided for in the FY 2008-2009 Hospital Based Burn Center appropriation.

ESTELLE B. RICHMAN,   
Secretary

   Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-603. (1) General Fund:

Hospital Based Burn Centers

(2)Implementing Year 2008-09 is $5.170 M
(3)1st Succeeding Year 2009-10 is $0.000 M
2nd Succeeding Year 2010-11 is $0.000 M
3rd Succeeding Year 2011-12 is$0.000 M
4th Succeeding Year 2012-13 is$0.000 M
5th Succeeding Year 2013-14 is $0.000 M
(4)2007-08 Program-- $5 M
2006-07 Program--$5 M
2005-06 Program--$0 M

(7)  Hospital Based Burn Centers; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-1167. Filed for public inspection June 26, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]



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