Common use of Eligibility Determination Clause in Contracts

Eligibility Determination. Any Arizona hospital that qualifies for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 s eligible for funding through Group 5. Group 5 is created to enable DSH-eligible hospitals to get qualifying DSH payments matched via voluntary intergovernmental agreements (IGAs). Per State Medicaid Director Letter #10-010, the state will require the appropriate documentation that the funding has been voluntarily provided. Group 5 DSH payments are on top of the Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, and 4 DSH payments, but no individual hospital will receive aggregate DSH payments that exceed its OBRA limit. Funding for any hospital in Group 5 must be arranged via a voluntary intergovernmental agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government or public university, through certified public expenditures (for governmental c hospitals) or an intergovernmental transfer of public funds not derived from impermissible sources, such as impermissible provider-related donations or impermissible health care-related taxes, as a match to draw down DSH payments. Political subdivisions, tribal governments and public universities will notify AHCCCS of the hospitals designated to receive funds from Pool 5 and of the amount of matching funds that are available through their IGAs or through a certification of public expenditures. For hospitals that qualify for Group 5, a “LOM” score will be calculated by multiplying the hospital’s LIUR times the hospital’s full OBRA limit, times the hospital’s MIUR. Hospital A OBRA = $54,734,467, MIUR = 0.3542, LIUR = 0.2946 Group 5 LOM score for Hospital A = $54,734,467 x 0.3542 x 0.2946 = $5,711,394 For the first round of distributions, allocations will be provided to hospitals located outside of the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan statistical areas which have an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding. Each participating hospital’s percentage of the total LOM score will be calculated using the hospital’s LOM score as the numerator and the total of all participating hospitals’ LOM scores as the denominator. The total amount of DSH available as a result of the IGAs (Group 5 DSH funds) will be multiplied by each hospital’s LOM percentage of this first round. If any allocation from this round is higher than a hospital’s OBRA limit (remaining after Group 1, 1A, 2, 2A, and 4 DSH distributions) or higher than the matching funds (in total computable) for that hospital, the lower of those two limits will be recorded as the allocation for round one. The second round of distributions will be open to any hospital that qualifies for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 which did not participate in round 1 and which has a certificate of public expenditures or an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding. The second round will use the same protocol as the distribution in round 1 with any money remaining in the pool. If any monies remain in Group 5 after monies have been distributed in rounds 1 and 2 (including monies made available after CMS finalizes the DSH allotment), AHCCCS may issue additional rounds of funding to hospitals which qualified for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 which have not exceeded their OBRA limit, and which has an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding or a certificate of public expenditure. Any Group 5 payment made to a hospital which qualifies for Group 4 will be accounted for as an offset in the CPE computation under Group 4. All excess IGA funds not used for Group 5 DSH distributions, due to application of the above limits, will be returned to the originating political subdivisions, tribal governments or public universities and will not be retained by AHCCCS for other uses. The Group 5 DSH distribution for any hospital will consist of that hospital’s total of allocations from all rounds. Federal law provides that aggregate DSH payments to Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs) in Arizona is confined to the lesser of $28,474,900 or the amount equal to the product of Arizona’s current year total computable DSH allotment and 23.27%. Therefore, DSH payment to IMDs will be reduced proportionately to the extent necessary to ensure that the aggregate IMD limit is not exceeded. “Institutions for Mental Diseases” includes hospitals that are primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services. Whether an institution is an IMD is determined by its overall character as that of a facility established and maintained primarily for the care and treatment of individuals with mental diseases, whether or not it is licensed as such. The federal government shares in the cost of Medicaid DSH expenditures based on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for each state. However, for each fiscal year, the amount of federal funds available to states for DSH payment is fixed. As such, the total amount of DSH payments for a state plan rate year will not exceed the federal allotment divided by the FMAP.

Eligibility Determination. Any Arizona hospital that qualifies for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 s eligible for funding through Group 5. Group 5 is created to enable DSH-eligible hospitals to get qualifying DSH payments matched via voluntary intergovernmental agreements (IGAs). Per State Medicaid Director Letter #10-010, the state will require the appropriate documentation that the funding has been voluntarily provided. Group 5 DSH payments are on top of the Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, and 4 DSH payments, but no individual hospital will receive aggregate DSH payments that exceed its OBRA limit. Funding for any hospital in Group 5 must be arranged via a voluntary intergovernmental agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government or public university, through certified public expenditures (for governmental c hospitals) or an intergovernmental transfer of public funds not derived from impermissible sources, such as impermissible provider-related donations or impermissible health care-related taxes, as a match to draw down DSH payments. Political subdivisions, tribal governments and public universities will notify AHCCCS of the hospitals designated to receive funds from Pool 5 and of the amount of matching funds that are available through their IGAs or through a certification of public expenditures. For hospitals that qualify for Group 5, a “LOM” score will be calculated by multiplying the hospital’s LIUR times the hospital’s full OBRA limit, times the hospital’s MIUR. Hospital A OBRA = $54,734,467, MIUR = 0.3542, LIUR = 0.2946 Group 5 LOM score for Hospital A = $54,734,467 x 0.3542 x 0.2946 = $5,711,394 For the first round of distributions, allocations will be provided to hospitals located outside of the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan statistical areas which have an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-non- federal share funding. Each participating hospital’s percentage of the total LOM score will be calculated using the hospital’s LOM score as the numerator and the total of all participating hospitals’ LOM scores as the denominator. The total amount of DSH available as a result of the IGAs (Group 5 DSH funds) will be multiplied by each hospital’s LOM percentage of this first round. If any allocation from this round is higher than a hospital’s OBRA limit (remaining after Group 1, 1A, 2, 2A, and 4 DSH distributions) or higher than the matching funds (in total computable) for that hospital, the lower of those two limits will be recorded as the allocation for round one. The second round of distributions will be open to any hospital that qualifies for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 which did not participate in round 1 and which has a certificate of public expenditures or an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding. The second round will use the same protocol as the distribution in round 1 with any money remaining in the pool. If any monies remain in Group 5 after monies have been distributed in rounds 1 and 2 (including monies made available after CMS finalizes the DSH allotment), AHCCCS may issue additional rounds of funding to hospitals which qualified for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 which have not exceeded their OBRA limit, and which has an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding or a certificate of public expenditure. Any Group 5 payment made to a hospital which qualifies for Group 4 will be accounted for as an offset in the CPE computation under Group 4. All excess IGA funds not used for Group 5 DSH distributions, due to application of the above limits, will be returned to the originating political subdivisions, tribal governments or public universities and will not be retained by AHCCCS for other uses. The Group 5 DSH distribution for any hospital will consist of that hospital’s total of allocations from all rounds. Federal law provides that aggregate DSH payments to Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs) in Arizona is confined to the lesser of $28,474,900 or the amount equal to the product of Arizona’s current year total computable DSH allotment and 23.27%. Therefore, DSH payment to IMDs will be reduced proportionately to the extent necessary to ensure that the aggregate IMD limit is not exceeded. “Institutions for Mental Diseases” includes hospitals that are primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services. Whether an institution is an IMD is determined by its overall character as that of a facility established and maintained primarily for the care and treatment of individuals with mental diseases, whether or not it is licensed as such. The federal government shares in the cost of Medicaid DSH expenditures based on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for each state. However, for each fiscal year, the amount of federal funds available to states for DSH payment is fixed. As such, the total amount of DSH payments for a state plan rate year will not exceed the federal allotment divided by the FMAP.

Eligibility Determination. Any Arizona hospital that qualifies for funding in Groups 1 and 2 (Group 1, 1A, 2, or 2A, or 4 s ) is eligible for funding through Group 5. Group 5 is created to enable DSH-eligible hospitals to get qualifying DSH payments matched via voluntary intergovernmental agreements (IGAs). Per State Medicaid Director Letter #10-010, the state will require the appropriate documentation that the funding has been voluntarily provided. Group 5 DSH payments are on top of the Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 1 and 4 2 DSH payments, but no individual hospital will receive aggregate DSH payments that exceed its OBRA limit. Funding for any hospital in Group 5 must be arranged via a voluntary intergovernmental agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government or public university, through certified public expenditures (for governmental c hospitals) or an intergovernmental transfer of using public funds not derived from impermissible sources, such as impermissible provider-related donations or impermissible health care-care- related taxes, as a match to draw down DSH payments. Political subdivisions, tribal governments and public universities will notify AHCCCS of the hospitals designated to receive funds from Pool 5 and of the amount of matching funds that are available through their IGAs or through a certification of public expendituresIGAs. For hospitals that qualify for Group 5, a “LOM” score will be calculated by multiplying the hospital’s LIUR times the hospital’s full OBRA limit, times the hospital’s MIUR. Hospital A OBRA = $54,734,467, MIUR = 0.3542, LIUR = 0.2946 Group 5 LOM score for Hospital A = $54,734,467 x 0.3542 x 0.2946 = $5,711,394 For the first round of distributions, allocations will be provided to hospitals located outside of the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan statistical areas which have an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding. Each participating each hospital’s percentage of the total group LOM score will be calculated using the hospital’s LOM score as the numerator and the total of all participating eligible hospitals’ LOM scores as the denominator. The total amount of DSH available as a result of the IGAs (Group 5 DSH funds) will be multiplied by each hospital’s LOM percentage of this first round. If any allocation from this round is higher than a hospital’s OBRA limit (remaining after Group 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 1 and 4 2 DSH distributions) or higher than the matching funds (in total computable) for that hospital, the lower of those two limits will be recorded as the allocation for round one. The second round of distributions For subsequent rounds, only the hospitals that have not hit their OBRA limit or matching fund limit will be open to any hospital considered in that qualifies round. The LOM score for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 which did not participate in round 1 and which has a certificate of public expenditures or an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer only those hospitals will be totaled. Each hospital’s percentage of the non-federal share fundingtotal LOM score for that round will be calculated. The second total amount of Group 5 DSH funds remaining for that round will use the same protocol as the distribution in round 1 with any money remaining in the poolbe multiplied by each hospital’s LOM percentage for that round. If any monies remain in allocation from any round is higher than a hospital’s remaining OBRA limit or higher than the remaining total computable matching funds for that hospital, the lower of those two limits will be recorded as the allocation for that round. Distribution rounds will continue until all Group 5 after monies have been distributed in rounds 1 and 2 (including monies made available after CMS finalizes the DSH allotment), AHCCCS may issue additional rounds of funding to hospitals which qualified for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2Afunds are distributed, or 4 which have not exceeded their OBRA limit, and which has an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding or a certificate of public expenditure. Any all Group 5 payment made to a hospital which qualifies for Group 4 will be accounted for as an offset qualifying hospitals have received the maximum distribution identified in the CPE computation under Group 4IGAs or reached their individual OBRA limits, whichever comes first. All excess IGA funds not used for Group 5 DSH distributions, due to application of the above limits, will be returned to the originating political subdivisions, tribal governments or public universities and will not be retained by AHCCCS for other uses. The Group 5 DSH distribution for any hospital will consist of that hospital’s total of allocations from all rounds. Federal law provides that aggregate DSH payments to Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs) in Arizona is confined to the lesser of $28,474,900 or the amount equal to the product of Arizona’s current year total computable DSH allotment and 23.27%. Therefore, DSH payment to IMDs will be reduced proportionately to the extent necessary to ensure that the aggregate IMD limit is not exceeded. “Institutions for Mental Diseases” includes hospitals that are primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services. Whether an institution is an IMD is determined by its overall character as that of a facility established and maintained primarily for the care and treatment of individuals with mental diseases, whether or not it is licensed as such. The federal government shares in the cost of Medicaid DSH expenditures based on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for each state. However, for each fiscal year, the amount of federal funds available to states for DSH payment is fixed. As such, the total amount of DSH payments for a state plan rate year will not exceed the federal allotment divided by the FMAP.

Eligibility Determination. Any Arizona hospital that qualifies for funding in Groups 1 and 2 (Group 1, 1A, 2, or 2A, or 4 s ) is eligible for funding through Group 5. Group 5 is created to enable DSH-eligible hospitals to get qualifying DSH payments matched via voluntary intergovernmental agreements (IGAs). Per State Medicaid Director Letter #10-010, the state will require the appropriate documentation that the funding has been voluntarily provided. Group 5 DSH payments are on top of the Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 1 and 4 2 DSH payments, but no individual hospital will receive aggregate DSH payments that exceed its OBRA limit. Funding for any hospital in Group 5 must be arranged via a voluntary intergovernmental agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government or public university, through certified public expenditures (for governmental c hospitals) or an intergovernmental transfer of using public funds not derived from impermissible sources, such as impermissible provider-related donations or impermissible health care-related taxes, as a match to draw down DSH payments. Political subdivisions, tribal governments and public universities will notify AHCCCS of the hospitals designated to receive funds from Pool 5 and of the amount of matching funds that are available through their IGAs or through a certification of public expendituresIGAs. For hospitals that qualify for Group 5, a “LOM” score will be calculated by multiplying the hospital’s LIUR times the hospital’s full OBRA limit, times the hospital’s MIUR. Hospital A OBRA = $54,734,467, MIUR = 0.3542, LIUR = 0.2946 Group 5 LOM score for Hospital A = $54,734,467 x 0.3542 x 0.2946 = $5,711,394 For the first round of distributions, allocations will be provided to hospitals located outside of the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan statistical areas which have an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding. Each participating each hospital’s percentage of the total group LOM score will be calculated using the hospital’s LOM score as the numerator and the total of all participating eligible hospitals’ LOM scores as the denominator. The total amount of DSH available as a result of the IGAs (Group 5 DSH funds) will be multiplied by each hospital’s LOM percentage of this first round. If any allocation from this round is higher than a hospital’s OBRA limit (remaining after Group 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 1 and 4 2 DSH distributions) or higher than the matching funds (in total computable) for that hospital, the lower of those two limits will be recorded as the allocation for round one. The second round of distributions For subsequent rounds, only the hospitals that have not hit their OBRA limit or matching fund limit will be open to any hospital considered in that qualifies round. The LOM score for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2A, or 4 which did not participate in round 1 and which has a certificate of public expenditures or an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer only those hospitals will be totaled. Each hospital’s percentage of the non-federal share fundingtotal LOM score for that round will be calculated. The second total amount of Group 5 DSH funds remaining for that round will use the same protocol as the distribution in round 1 with any money remaining in the poolbe multiplied by each hospital’s LOM percentage for that round. If any monies remain in allocation from any round is higher than a hospital’s remaining OBRA limit or higher than the remaining total computable matching funds for that hospital, the lower of those two limits will be recorded as the allocation for that round. Distribution rounds will continue until all Group 5 after monies have been distributed in rounds 1 and 2 (including monies made available after CMS finalizes the DSH allotment), AHCCCS may issue additional rounds of funding to hospitals which qualified for funding in Groups 1, 1A, 2, 2Afunds are distributed, or 4 which have not exceeded their OBRA limit, and which has an agreement with a political subdivision, tribal government, or public university for intergovernmental transfer of the non-federal share funding or a certificate of public expenditure. Any all Group 5 payment made to a hospital which qualifies for Group 4 will be accounted for as an offset qualifying hospitals have received the maximum distribution identified in the CPE computation under Group 4IGAs or reached their individual OBRA limits, whichever comes first. All excess IGA funds not used for Group 5 DSH distributions, due to application of the above limits, will be returned to the originating political subdivisions, tribal governments or public universities and will not be retained by AHCCCS for other uses. The Group 5 DSH distribution for any hospital will consist of that hospital’s total of allocations from all rounds. Federal law provides that aggregate DSH payments to Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs) in Arizona is confined to the lesser of $28,474,900 or the amount equal to the product of Arizona’s current year total computable DSH allotment and 23.27%. Therefore, DSH payment to IMDs will be reduced proportionately to the extent necessary to ensure that the aggregate IMD limit is not exceeded. “Institutions for Mental Diseases” includes hospitals that are primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services. Whether an institution is an IMD is determined by its overall character as that of a facility established and maintained primarily for the care and treatment of individuals with mental diseases, whether or not it is licensed as such. The federal government shares in the cost of Medicaid DSH expenditures based on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for each state. However, for each fiscal year, the amount of federal funds available to states for DSH payment is fixed. As such, the total amount of DSH payments for a state plan rate year will not exceed the federal allotment divided by the FMAP.