Sec. 1.6. (a) This section applies only if the office determines, based on information received from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that payments made under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (A), (B), or (C) of this chapter will not be approved for federal financial participation. This section does not apply during the period that the office is assessing a hospital fee authorized by IC 16-21-10.
(b) If the office determines that payments made under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (A) of this chapter will not be approved for federal financial participation, the office may make alternative payments to payments under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (A) of this chapter if:
(1) the payments for a state fiscal year are made only to a hospital that would have been eligible for a payment for that state fiscal year under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (A) of this chapter; and
(2) the payments for a state fiscal year to each hospital are an amount that is as equal as possible to the amount each hospital would have received under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (A) of this chapter for that state fiscal year.
(c) If the office determines that payments made under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (B) of this chapter will not be approved for federal financial participation, the office may make alternative payments to payments under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (B) of this chapter if:
(1) the payments for a state fiscal year are made only to a hospital that would have been eligible for a payment for that state fiscal year under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (B) of this chapter; and
(2) the payments for a state fiscal year to each hospital are an amount that is as equal as possible to the amount each hospital would have received under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (B) of this chapter for that state fiscal year.
(d) If the office determines that payments made under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (C) of this chapter will not be approved for federal financial participation, the office may make alternative payments to payments under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (C) of this chapter if:
(1) the payments for a state fiscal year are made only to a hospital that would have been eligible for a payment for that state fiscal year under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (C) of this chapter; and
(2) the payments for a state fiscal year to each hospital are an amount that is as equal as possible to the amount each hospital would have received under section 1.5(b) STEP FIVE (C) of this chapter for that state fiscal year.
(e) If the office determines, based on information received from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that payments made under subsection (b), (c), or (d) will not be approved for federal financial participation, the office shall use the funds that would have served as the nonfederal share of these payments for a state fiscal year to serve as the nonfederal share of a payment program for hospitals to be established by the office. The payment program must distribute payments to hospitals for a state fiscal year based upon a methodology determined by the office to be equitable under the circumstances.
As added by P.L.78-2004, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.131; P.L.205-2013, SEC.193.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 15. Payment to Hospitals; General
12-15-15-1. Services at Hospitals Licensed Under Ic 16-21; Rates Established Under Rules
12-15-15-1.2. Reimbursement for Children's Hospital Bordering Indiana; Limitations; Expiration
12-15-15-1.5. Additional Reimbursements to Certain Hospitals; Appeal of Amount of Distribution
12-15-15-1.6. Alternative Payment Methodology for Payments to Hospitals
12-15-15-2.5. Payment for Physician Services in Emergency Department
12-15-15-3. Services Provided at Hospitals Operating Under Ic 16-24-1; Prospective Payment Rate
12-15-15-4. Per Diem Rate for Services Provided in Hospitals Operating Under Ic 16-24-1
12-15-15-4.5. Payment for HIV Test; Limitation
12-15-15-6. Fees in Addition to Infant Delivery Fees
12-15-15-9.6. Limitation on Total Amount of Payments
12-15-15-10. Payments to Providers Under Medicaid Disproportionate Share Provider Program