PUBLIC NOTICE
WEST VIRGINIA
MEDICAID PROGRAM
STATE PLAN
AMENDMENT
REGARDING
REDISTRIBUTION OF DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS FUNDS
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section1396a (a) (13) (1997) and 42 C.F.R. Section 447.205, the Department of Health and Human Resources (“Department”), Bureau for Medical Services (“Bureau”) provides notice of the filing of a state plan amendment (SPA) to provide additional clarification that disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funds are redistributed upon the year ending final audit.
This SPA will be effective retroactive to July 1, 2016. There is no expected fiscal impact from this state plan amendment in fiscal year 2017.
The SPA and this notice will be available for public inspection in each county office of the Department of Health and Human Resources during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Tuesday, August 30, 2016 through Friday, September 30, 2016, and on the web at:
www.dhhr.wv.
gov/bms
then Public Notices.
Written comments may be sent to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Medical Services, 350 Capitol Street, Suite 251, Charleston, WV 25301-3706. Any written comments received will be available for review at the above address during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning August 30, 2016 through September 30, 2016.
Int. Sept. 2, 2016
N.R. Sept. 2, 2016
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