7.
(a)As used in this section, "CMS" refers
to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(b)As used in this section, "disproportionate share payment plan"
refers to a plan for distributing disproportionate share payments for the
state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, for any state fiscal year
beginning after July 1, 2020, and that meets the requirements set forth
in this section.
(c)As used in this section, "federal DSH allotment" refers to the
allotment of federal disproportionate share funds calculated for the
state under 42 U.S.C. 1396r-4. (d)As used in this section, "reduced federal DSH allotment" refers
to a federal DSH allotment for the state for the federal fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2020, that, by operation of 42 U.S.C.
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7. (a) As used in this section, "CMS" refers
to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(b) As used in this section, "disproportionate share payment plan"
refers to a plan for distributing disproportionate share payments for the
state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, for any state fiscal year
beginning after July 1, 2020, and that meets the requirements set forth
in this section.
(c) As used in this section, "federal DSH allotment" refers to the
allotment of federal disproportionate share funds calculated for the
state under 42 U.S.C. 1396r-4.
(d) As used in this section, "reduced federal DSH allotment" refers
to a federal DSH allotment for the state for the federal fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2020, that, by operation of 42 U.S.C.
1396r-4(f)(7), is less than the federal DSH allotment for the state for
the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2018.
(e) As used in this section, "terminating event" refers to federal
legislation (including an amendment to 42 U.S.C. 1396r-4), a
regulation or sub-regulatory policy or directive issued by CMS, or a
judicial ruling, that is enacted or issued on or before March 30, 2021,
that:
(1) cancels, or postpones to a subsequent federal fiscal year, a
reduced federal DSH allotment; and
(2) does not cause the state to incur a reduced federal DSH
allotment.
(f) The office shall develop a disproportionate share payment plan.
The following apply to the disproportionate share payment plan
developed under this subsection:
(1) The disproportionate share payment plan must:
(A) specify the amount or amounts of disproportionate share
payment adjustments to be paid to acute care hospitals licensed
under IC 16-21-2 and private mental health institutions licensed
under IC 12-25 for the state fiscal year beginning on or after
July 1, 2020; or
(B) specify the formula to be used by the office for purposes of
determining the amount or amounts of disproportionate share
payment adjustments to be paid to acute care hospitals licensed
under IC 16-21-2 and private mental health institutions licensed
under IC 12-25 for the state fiscal year beginning on or after
July 1, 2020.
(2) In developing the disproportionate share payment plan, the
office is not required to:
(A) follow paragraphs 1 through 7 of Subsection A of Section
III of Attachment 4.19-A of the Indiana Medicaid state plan in
effect on January 1, 2019;
(B) provide for disproportionate share payment adjustments to
be paid to acute care hospitals licensed under IC 16-21-2 or
private mental health institutions licensed under IC 12-25 that,
for purposes of the state fiscal year beginning on or after July
1, 2020, do not meet the definition of a "disproportionate share
hospital" as set forth in Section II(E) of Attachment 4.19-A of
the Indiana Medicaid state plan in effect on January 1, 2019; or
(C) follow the provisions set forth in section 7.5 of this chapter.
(3) In developing the disproportionate share payment plan, the
office shall take into consideration the percentage of a hospital's
patients whose health care coverage is provided by a
governmental health care program.
(g) After the office submits the state plan amendment described in
section 7.5 of this chapter, but before October 1, 2020, the office shall
file with CMS and, if approved by CMS, the office shall implement, a
proposed Medicaid state plan amendment that is based upon the
disproportionate share payment plan developed by the office, subject
to the following:
(1) The proposed Medicaid state plan amendment referred to in
this subsection shall include language that, in the event a
terminating event occurs after the Medicaid state plan amendment
is approved by the CMS but before March 30, 2021, would
operate to cause the state plan amendment to be immediately and
automatically void and without effect, and to cause Subsection A
of Section III of Attachment 4.19-A of the state's Medicaid state
plan, in effect on January 1, 2019, to be immediately and
automatically reinstated and effective.
(2) Subdivision (1) does not prevent the office from submitting a
subsequent Medicaid state plan amendment for approval by CMS
after CMS's approval of the state plan amendment referenced in
subdivision (1) and that applies to a state fiscal year beginning on
or after July 1, 2021, and that amends or replaces the state plan
amendment described in this subsection.