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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-77-1908. Medicaid hospital access payments

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) To preserve and improve access to hospital services, for hospital inpatient and outpatient services rendered on or after July 1, 2009, the Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human Services shall make hospital access payments as set forth in this section.

(b) The division shall calculate the hospital access payment amount up to but not to exceed the upper payment limit gap for inpatient and outpatient services.

(c)(1) All hospitals shall be eligible for inpatient and outpatient hospital access payments each state fiscal year as set forth in this subsection other than hospitals described in § 20-77-1905.

(2)(A) A portion of the hospital access payment amount, not to exceed the upper payment limit gap for inpatient services, shall be designated as the inpatient hospital access payment pool.

(B) In addition to any other funds paid to hospitals for inpatient hospital services to Medicaid patients, each eligible hospital shall receive inpatient hospital access payments each state fiscal year equal to the hospital's pro rata share of the inpatient hospital access payment pool based upon the hospital's Medicaid discharges for the most recent audited fiscal period divided by the total number of Medicaid discharges of all eligible hospitals.

(C) Inpatient hospital access payments shall be made on a quarterly basis.

(3)(A) A portion of the hospital access payment amount, not to exceed the upper payment limit gap for outpatient services, shall be designated as the outpatient hospital access payment pool.

(B)(i) In addition to any other funds paid to hospitals for outpatient hospital services to Medicaid patients, each eligible hospital shall receive outpatient hospital access payments each state fiscal year equal to a percentage adjustment determined by dividing the outpatient hospital access payment pool by Medicaid payments for outpatient services paid to all eligible hospitals.

(ii) The percentage adjustment shall be multiplied by the Medicaid payments for outpatient services paid to the eligible hospital in order to determine the amount of each eligible hospital's outpatient hospital access payment.

(C) Outpatient hospital access payments shall be made on a quarterly basis.

(d) A hospital access payment shall not be used to offset any other payment by Medicaid for hospital inpatient or outpatient services to Medicaid beneficiaries, including without limitation any fee-for-service, per diem, private hospital inpatient adjustment, or cost-settlement payment.

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