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HOUSE AMENDMENT
dhs-21 Bill No. HB 2329, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Peaden offered the following:
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18 409.9119 Disproportionate share program for specialty
19 hospitals for children.--In addition to the payments made
20 under s. 409.911, the Agency for Health Care Administration
21 shall develop and implement a system under which
22 disproportionate share payments are made to those hospitals
23 that are licensed by the state as specialty hospitals for
24 children and were licensed on January 1, 2000, as specialty
25 hospitals for children. This system of payments must conform
26 to federal requirements and must distribute funds in each
27 fiscal year for which an appropriation is made by making
28 quarterly Medicaid payments. Notwithstanding s. 409.915,
29 counties are exempt from contributing toward the cost of this
30 special reimbursement for hospitals that serve a
31 disproportionate share of low-income patients.
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dhs-21 Bill No. HB 2329, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
1 (1) The agency shall use the following formula to
2 calculate the total amount earned for hospitals that
3 participate in the specialty hospital for children
4 disproportionate share program:
5 TAE = DSR x BMPD x MD
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7 TAE = total amount earned by a specialty hospital for
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9 DSR = disproportionate share rate.
10 BMPD = base Medicaid per diem.
11 MD = Medicaid days.
12 (2) The agency shall calculate the total additional
13 payment for hospitals that participate in the specialty
14 hospital for children disproportionate share program as
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17 TAP = (TAE x TA)
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19 STAE
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21 TAP = total additional payment for a specialty hospital
22 for children.
23 TAE = total amount earned by a specialty hospital for
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25 TA = total appropriation for the specialty hospital for
26 children disproportionate share program.
27 STAE = sum of total amount earned by each hospital that
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29 disproportionate share program.
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31 (3) A hospital may not receive any payments under this
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dhs-21 Bill No. HB 2329, 1st Eng.
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1 section until it achieves full compliance with the applicable
2 rules of the agency. A hospital that is not in compliance for
3 two or more consecutive quarters may not receive its share of
4 the funds. Any forfeited funds must be distributed to the
5 remaining participating specialty hospitals for children that
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
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15 specialty hospitals for children
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