(a)
(1)To the extent federal financial participation is available, the department shall continue to implement the Global Payment Program (GPP) as described in Section 14184.40 during the CalAIM term. The department shall continue to administer the GPP in accordance with Section 14184.40, except to the extent changes are approved in the CalAIM Terms and Conditions and except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b)
(1)Commencing January 1, 2021, the GPP program year shall be aligned with the calendar year. The department shall provide to the GPP systems a revised schedule for the reporting, notification, intergovernmental transfer,
and payment set forth in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 14184.40, which shall maintain the same conditions and timeline, adjusted by s
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(a)
(1)
To the extent federal financial participation is available, the department shall continue to implement the Global Payment Program (GPP) as described in Section 14184.40 during the CalAIM term. The department shall continue to administer the GPP in accordance with Section 14184.40, except to the extent changes are approved in the CalAIM Terms and Conditions and except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b)
(1)
Commencing January 1, 2021, the GPP program year shall be aligned with the calendar year. The department shall provide to the GPP systems a revised schedule for the reporting, notification, intergovernmental transfer,
and payment set forth in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 14184.40, which shall maintain the same conditions and timeline, adjusted by six months to align with the calendar year, and consistent with the CalAIM Terms and Conditions.
(2)
Commencing January 1, 2021, the GPP system-specific IGT factors identified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (g) of Section 14184.40 shall be inapplicable and the initial transfer amount calculated for each GPP system shall be identified by the department and communicated in writing to each GPP system for each applicable GPP program year.
(3)
Commencing January 1, 2021, for purposes of determining the applicable GPP’s aggregate annual limit, applicable portions of the federal disproportionate share allotment for the federal
fiscal year that ends in the GPP program year, and for the federal fiscal year that commences in the applicable GPP program year, shall be appropriately aligned with the GPP program year.
(4)
Subject to subdivision (f) of Section 14184.102, a hospital that is operated by the University of California, and its affiliated and contracted providers, may elect to participate as a GPP system during the CalAIM terms by providing written notice to the department no later than June 1 of the calendar year immediately preceding the subject GPP program year.
(A)
A University of California hospital that is approved to participate as a GPP system shall continue to participate as a GPP system for all remaining GPP program years during the CalAIM term, and shall be subject to all other
provisions, requirements, and restrictions applicable to GPP systems in accordance with the CalAIM Terms and Conditions.
(B)
A University of California hospital that is approved to participate as a GPP system shall be ineligible to receive disproportionate share hospital payments through the termination of GPP.
(C)
If a University of California hospital is approved to participate as a GPP system, the department shall make all appropriate funding and program adjustments necessary to account for the additional participating GPP system in the subject GPP program years, including, but not limited to, the determinations of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment funding available to nonparticipating University of California hospitals and the resulting GPP
aggregate annual limits.
(5)
Subject to the availability of sufficient nonfederal share funds for this purpose, the department may seek federal approval for, and implement, additional funding and program components for GPP systems that support and further the objectives of CalAIM and GPP.
(c)
Before implementing any of the modifications described in subdivision (b), the department shall consult with the GPP systems.
(d)
Except as otherwise provided in the CalAIM Terms and Conditions or in this section, and without limiting the authority in subdivision (g) of Section 14184.102, the rights, obligations, and limitations set forth in Section 14184.40 shall apply to the GPP as continued pursuant to this
section.