La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § V-3103
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section V-3103 - Payment MethodologyA. Each qualifying hospital shall be paid DSH adjustment payments equal to 100 percent of allowable hospital specific uncompensated care costs. 1. Costs, patient specific data and documentation that qualifying criteria is met shall be submitted in a format specified by the department.2. The department shall review cost data, charge data, lengths of stay and Medicaid claims data per the Medicaid management and information systems for reasonableness before payments are made. B. Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2017, for payment calculations, the most recent Medicaid filed cost report, along with actual Medicaid and uninsured patient charge data from the most recently filed Medicaid cost report with Medicaid and uninsured charge data from the same time period, is utilized to calculate hospital specific uncompensated care costs. Costs and patient utilization from a more current time period may be considered in the calculation of the DSH payment if significant changes in costs, services, or utilization can be documented. This change in the time-period utilized must receive prior approval by the department. C. Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2017, the first payment of each fiscal year will be made by October 30 and will be 25 percent of the annual calculated uncompensated care costs. The remainder of the payment will be made by January 30, April 30 and June 30 of each year.1. Reconciliation of these payments to actual hospital specific uncompensated care costs will be made when the cost report(s) covering the actual dates of service from the state fiscal year are filed and reviewed.2. Additional payments or recoupments, as needed, shall be made after the finalization of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated DSH audit for the state fiscal year.D. No payment under this Section is dependent on any agreement or arrangement for providers or related entities to donate money or services to a governmental entity. La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § V-3103
Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 43523 (3/1/2017), Amended LR 43961 (5/1/2017).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.