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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent that it does not jeopardize other federal funding and is permitted by federal law, the intergovernmental transfers described in this section provide support for the nonfederal share of risk-based payments to managed care health plans to enable those plans to compensate designated public hospitals in a sufficient amount to preserve and strengthen the availability and quality of services provided by those hospitals and their affiliated public providers. It is further the intent of the Legislature that transferring public entities elect to provide intergovernmental transfers in an amount that is at least equivalent to the amount of the nonfederal share that they would provide under fee-for-service, as adjusted for utilization.

(b) (1) In conjunction with the implementation of Section 14182, a public entity may elect to transfer public funds to the state to be used solely as the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal payments to managed care health plans for the provision of services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.

(2) For purposes of this section, “public entity” means a designated public hospital as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14166.1, the University of California, or a county or city and county or local hospital authority that is licensed to operate one or more of the designated public hospitals.

(c) If a public entity elects to make intergovernmental transfers pursuant to this section, all of the following shall apply:

(1) To ensure that the implementation of Section 14182 does not jeopardize the ability of designated public hospitals and their affiliated public providers to continue serving Medi-Cal beneficiaries, to the extent permitted under federal law, the department shall require managed care health plans to pay the designated public hospital and other governmental providers affiliated with the transferring public entity for services rendered to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, amounts that are no less than the amount to which the providers would have otherwise been entitled, including the federal and nonfederal share, on a fee-for-service basis, for the full scope of Medi-Cal services, including supplemental payments and any additional federally permissible amount. The payment amounts required by this paragraph shall be based upon the volume of Medi-Cal services provided by the designated public hospitals and other governmental providers affiliated with the transferring public entity.

(2) Except as provided in Section 14105.24, to the extent that the payments described in paragraph (1) result in increased payments by the managed care health plans to the designated public hospitals and other governmental providers affiliated with the transferring public entity that are the basis of increased rates paid by the department to the managed care health plans above the amount that would have been paid in the absence of paragraph (1), the nonfederal share of the increased rates shall be borne by the transferring entity as described in subdivision (d) and there shall be no additional impact on state General Fund expenditures. Additionally, the payment rates shall only be paid to the extent they can be certified as actuarially sound and as permitted under federal law.

(d) The department shall meet and confer with the public entities regarding their election to contribute to the nonfederal share of federal Medicaid expenditures under this section and to determine each public entity’s intergovernmental transfer amount, which shall be comprised of the following:

(1) An amount that is equivalent to the nonfederal share of the rates of compensation the public entity’s designated public hospital would receive from managed care health plans, without regard to the requirement of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), for Medi-Cal inpatient days of service that otherwise would have been rendered on a fee-for-service basis in the absence of the implementation of Section 14182 to Medi-Cal enrollees who are seniors and persons with disabilities.

(2) An amount that is equivalent to the nonfederal share of the amount which the designated public hospital and other governmental providers affiliated with the transferring entity would have otherwise incurred on a fee-for-service basis for providing Medi-Cal services to the Medi-Cal managed care health plan enrollees they serve, including supplemental payments, excluding the nonfederal share of those amounts the plan will pay for the services without regard to the requirement of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), and consistent with Section 14105.24, to the extent otherwise applicable.

(3) Amounts equivalent to the nonfederal share of additional federally permissible payments.

(e) Prior to accepting the transfer amounts from a public entity determined under subdivision (d), the department shall ensure that its contracts with the applicable managed care health plans and the contracts between the managed care health plans and the public entities require, to the extent permitted under federal law, that the managed care health plans pay the designated public hospitals, and other governmental providers affiliated with the transferring entities, amounts that are in furtherance of the intent of this section as described in subdivision (a) and consistent with what the designated public hospital and other governmental providers affiliated with the transferring public entity would have received through fee-for-service, and that the payment amounts meet the requirement of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).

(f) The department shall obtain federal approvals or waivers as necessary to implement this section and to obtain federal matching funds to the maximum extent permitted by federal law.

(g) Participation in intergovernmental transfers under this section is voluntary on the part of the transferring entity for purposes of all applicable federal laws. As part of its voluntary participation in the nonfederal share of payments under this section by means of intergovernmental transfers, the transferring entity agrees to reimburse the state for the nonfederal share of state staffing or administrative costs directly attributable to implementation of this section. This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is not jeopardized.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 714, Sec. 22. (SB 208) Effective October 19, 2010.)


kind: section

code: WIC

text:
(a) In consultation with the designated public hospitals, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14166.1, and to the extent it does not impede the ability of the designated public hospitals to meet the requirements and conditions for delivery system reform incentive payments authorized under Sections 14166.77 and 14182.4, the state may provide for milestone incentive payments to private disproportionate share hospitals and nondesignated public disproportionate share hospitals to create incentives for improvement activities towards, and achievement of, delivery system transformation. The milestone incentive payments to private disproportionate share hospitals and nondesignated public disproportionate share hospitals shall be structured in accordance with the requirements and conditions for delivery system reform incentive payments set forth in the Special Terms and Conditions and as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Incentive payments may be funded by voluntary intergovernmental transfers made by the designated public hospitals and nondesignated public hospitals. All incentive pool funding, including any potential private and nondesignated public hospital subpools, shall be limited to the total amount of incentive pool funding allowed for delivery system reform incentive payments as set forth in the Special Terms and Conditions.

(b) Upon federal approval of the reimbursement methodology in subdivision (b) of Section 14166.151, this section shall become inoperative.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, Sec. 110. (AB 1467) Effective June 27, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (b).)

division: 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES

chapter: 7. Basic Health Care

path: 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES > 7. Basic Health Care > 5.4. Health Care Coordination, Improvement, and Long-Term Cost Containment Waiver or Demonstration Project


text:
(a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Project Act.

(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) The implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and California’s “Bridge to Reform” Medicaid demonstration project have led to the expansion of Medi-Cal coverage to more than 13 million beneficiaries, driving health care delivery system reforms that support expanded access to care, as well as higher quality, efficiency, and beneficiary satisfaction.

(2) California’s “Medi-Cal 2020” Medicaid demonstration project, No. 11-W-00193/9, expands on these achievements by continuing to focus on expanded health care system capacity, better coordinated care, and aligned incentives within the Medi-Cal program in order to improve health outcomes for Medi-Cal beneficiaries, while simultaneously containing health care costs.

(3) Public safety net providers, including designated public hospitals, and nondesignated public hospitals, which are also known as district and municipal public hospitals, play an essential role in the Medi-Cal program, providing high-quality care to a disproportionate number of low-income Medi-Cal and uninsured populations in the state. Because Medi-Cal covers approximately one-third of the state’s population, the strength of these essential health care systems and hospitals is of critical importance to the health and welfare of the people of California.

(4) As a component of the “Medi-Cal 2020” demonstration project, the Global Payment Program provides an opportunity to test an alternative payment model for the remaining uninsured that rewards value and supports providing care at the appropriate place and time, aligning incentives to enhance primary and preventive services for California’s remaining uninsured seeking care in participating public health care systems.

(5) As a component of the “Medi-Cal 2020” demonstration project, the Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME) program seeks to improve health outcomes for patients served by participating entities by building on the delivery system transformation work from the “Bridge to Reform” demonstration project. Using evidence-based quality improvement methods, the PRIME program is intended to be ambitious in scope in order to accelerate transformation in care delivery and maximize value for patients, providers, and payers. The PRIME program also seeks to strengthen the ability of designated public hospitals to successfully perform under risk-based alternative payment models (APMs) in the long term.

(6) As a component of the “Medi-Cal 2020” demonstration project, the Whole Person Care pilot program creates an opportunity for counties, Medi-Cal managed care plans, and community providers to establish a new model for integrated care delivery that incorporates health care needs, behavioral health, and social support for the state’s most vulnerable, high-user populations. The Whole Person Care pilot program encourages coordination among local partners to address the root causes of poor health outcomes, including immediate health needs and other factors, such as housing and recidivism, that impact a beneficiary’s health status.

(7) As a component of the “Medi-Cal 2020” demonstration project, the Dental Transformation Initiative creates innovative opportunities for the Medi-Cal Dental Program to improve access to dental care, continuity of care, and increase the utilization of preventive services aimed at reducing preventable dental conditions for Medi-Cal beneficiaries identified within the project.

(c) The implementation of the “Medi-Cal 2020” demonstration project, as set forth in this article, will support all of the following goals:

(1) Improving access to health care and health care quality for California’s Medi-Cal and uninsured populations.

(2) Promoting value and improving health outcomes for low-income populations.

(3) Supporting whole person care by better integrating physical health, behavioral health, and social support services for high-risk, high-utilizing Medi-Cal beneficiaries.

(4) Improving the capacity of public safety net providers that provide high-quality care to a disproportionate number of low-income patients with complex health needs in the state.

(5) Transitioning from a cost-based reimbursement system toward a reimbursement structure that incentivizes quality and value by financially rewarding alternative models of care that support providers’ ability to deliver care in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner to patients.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 111, Sec. 1. (SB 815) Effective July 25, 2016.)

path: 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES > 7. Basic Health Care > 5.5. Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Project Act


text:
For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Demonstration project” means the California Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Project, Number 11-W-00193/9, as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, effective for the period from December 30, 2015, to December 31, 2020, inclusive, and any applicable extension period.

(b) “Demonstration term” means the entire period during which the demonstration project is in effect, as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including any applicable extension period.

(c) “Demonstration year” means the demonstration year as identified in the Special Terms and Conditions that corresponds to a specific period of time as set forth in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive. Individual programs under the demonstration project may be operated on program years that differ from the demonstration years identified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive.

(1) Demonstration year 11 corresponds to the period of January 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016, inclusive.

(2) Demonstration year 12 corresponds to the period of July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, inclusive.

(3) Demonstration year 13 corresponds to the period of July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, inclusive.

(4) Demonstration year 14 corresponds to the period of July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, inclusive.

(5) Demonstration year 15 corresponds to the period of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, inclusive.

(6) Demonstration year 16 corresponds to the period of July 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, inclusive.

(d) “Dental Transformation Initiative” or “DTI” means the waiver program intended to improve oral health services for children, as authorized under the Special Terms and Conditions and described in Section 14184.70.

(e) “Designated state health program” has the same meaning as set forth in the Special Terms and Conditions.

(f) (1) “Designated public hospital” means any one of the following hospitals, and any successor, including any restructured, reorganized, or differently named hospital, which is operated by a county, a city and county, the University of California, or a special hospital authority described in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 101850) or Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 101852) of Part 4 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code, or any additional public hospital to the extent identified as a “designated public hospital” in the Special Terms and Conditions or, effective July 1, 2021, the CalAIM Terms and Conditions as defined in Section 14184.101. Unless otherwise provided for in law, in the California Medicaid State Plan, or in the Special Terms and Conditions, all references in law to a designated public hospital as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14166.1 shall be deemed to refer to a hospital described in this section effective as of January 1, 2016, except as provided in paragraph (2) or, for a hospital not otherwise listed in subparagraphs (A) through (T), inclusive, as of the date specified in the applicable Terms and Conditions or State Plan amendment:

(A) UC Davis Medical Center.

(B) UC Irvine Medical Center.

(C) UC San Diego Medical Center, including, effective no sooner than January 1, 2024, the East Campus Medical Center formerly known as Alvarado Hospital Medical Center.

(D) UC San Francisco Medical Center.

(E) UCLA Medical Center.

(F) Santa Monica/UCLA Medical Center, also known as the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital.

(G) LA County Health System Hospitals:

(i) LA County Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.

(ii) LA County Olive View UCLA Medical Center.

(iii) LA County Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.

(iv) LA General Medical Center.

(H) Alameda Health System Hospitals, including the following:

(i) Highland Hospital, including the Fairmont and John George Psychiatric facilities.

(ii) Alameda Hospital.

(iii) San Leandro Hospital.

(I) Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

(J) Contra Costa Regional Medical Center.

(K) Kern Medical Center.

(L) Natividad Medical Center.

(M) Riverside University Health System-Medical Center.

(N) San Francisco General Hospital.

(O) San Joaquin General Hospital.

(P) San Mateo Medical Center.

(Q) Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

(R) Ventura County Medical Center.

(S) The following hospitals, effective no sooner than April 1, 2024:

(i) UCLA West Valley Medical Center (formerly West Hills Hospital and Medical Center).

(ii) UCI Health – Fountain Valley.

(iii) UCI Health – Lakewood.

(iv) UCI Health – Placentia Linda.

(v) UCI Health – Los Alamitos.

(T) The following hospitals, effective no sooner than the later of July 1, 2024, or the first day of the quarter following the closing of the applicable affiliation transaction with the University of California, San Francisco:

(i) UCSF Health – St. Mary’s (formerly St. Mary’s Medical Center).

(ii) UCSF Health – Saint Francis (formerly Saint Francis Memorial Hospital).

(2) For purposes of the following reimbursement methodologies, the hospitals identified in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (H) of paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a designated public hospital as of the following effective dates:

(A) For purposes of the fee-for-service payment methodologies established and implemented under Section 14166.4, the effective date shall be the date described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 14184.30.

(B) For purposes of Article 5.230 (commencing with Section 14169.50), the effective date shall be January 1, 2017.

(g) “Disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan” means those applicable provisions contained in Attachment 4.19-A of the California Medicaid state plan, approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that implement the payment adjustment program for disproportionate share hospitals.

(h) “Federal disproportionate share hospital allotment” means the amount specified for California under Section 1396r-4(f) of Title 42 of the United States Code for a federal fiscal year.

(i) “Federal medical assistance percentage” means the federal medical assistance percentage applicable for federal financial participation purposes for medical services under the Medi-Cal State Plan pursuant to Section 1396b(a)(1) of Title 42 of the United States Code.

(j) “Global Payment Program” or “GPP” means the payment program authorized under the demonstration project and described in Section 14184.40 that assists participating public health care systems that provide health care for the uninsured and that promotes the delivery of more cost-effective, higher-value health care services and activities.

(k) “Nondesignated public hospital” means a public hospital as that term is defined in paragraph (25) of subdivision (a) of Section 14105.98, excluding designated public hospitals.

(l) “Nonfederal share percentage” means the difference between 100 percent and the federal medical assistance percentage.

(m) “PRIME” means the Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal program authorized under the demonstration project and described in Section 14184.50.

(n) “Total computable disproportionate share hospital allotment” means the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment for a federal fiscal year, divided by the applicable federal medical assistance percentage with respect to that same federal fiscal year.

(o) “Special Terms and Conditions” means those terms and conditions issued by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including all attachments to those terms and conditions and any subsequent amendments approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that apply to the demonstration project.

(p) “Uninsured” means an individual for whom there is no source of third-party coverage for the health care services the individual receives, as determined pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions.

(q) “Whole Person Care pilot program” means a local collaboration among local governmental agencies, Medi-Cal managed care plans, health care and behavioral health providers, or other community organizations, as applicable, that are approved by the department to implement strategies to serve one or more identified target populations, pursuant to Section 14184.60 and the Special Terms and Conditions.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 40, Sec. 67. (SB 159) Effective June 29, 2024.)

article: 5.5. Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Project Act


text:
(a) Consistent with federal law, the Special Terms and Conditions, and this article, the department shall implement the Medi-Cal 2020 demonstration project, including, but not limited to, all of the following components:

(1) The Global Payment Program, as described in Section 14184.40.

(2) The Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME) program, as described in Section 14184.50.

(3) The Whole Person Care pilot program, as described in Section 14184.60.

(4) The Dental Transformation Initiative, as described in Section 14184.70.

(b) In the event of a conflict between any provision of this article and the Special Terms and Conditions, the Special Terms and Conditions shall control.

(c) The department, as appropriate, shall consult with the designated public hospitals, district and municipal public hospitals, and other local governmental agencies with regard to the implementation of the components of the demonstration project under subdivision (a) in which they will participate, including, but not limited to, the issuance of guidance pursuant to subdivision (d).

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this article or the Special Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, by means of all-county letters, plan letters, provider bulletins, or other similar instructions, without taking regulatory action. The department shall provide notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and to the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Budget and Fiscal Review, and Health, and the Assembly Committees on Appropriations, Budget, and Health within 10 business days after the above-described action is taken. The department shall make use of appropriate processes to ensure that affected stakeholders are timely informed of, and have access to, applicable guidance issued pursuant to this authority, and that this guidance remains publicly available until all payments related to the applicable demonstration project component are finalized.

(e) For purposes of implementing this article or the Special Terms and Conditions, the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this subdivision shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.

(f) During the course of the demonstration term, the department shall seek any federal approvals it deems necessary to implement the demonstration project and this article. This shall include, but is not limited to, approval of any amendment, addition, or technical correction to the Special Terms and Conditions, and any associated state plan amendment, as deemed necessary. This article shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained and federal financial participation is available and is not otherwise jeopardized.

(g) The director may modify any process or methodology specified in this article to the extent necessary to comply with federal law or the Special Terms and Conditions of the demonstration project, but only if the modification is consistent with the goals set forth in this article for the demonstration project, and its individual components, and does not significantly alter the relative level of support for participating entities. If the director, after consulting with those entities participating in the applicable demonstration project component and that would be affected by that modification, determines that the potential modification would not be consistent with the goals set forth in this article or would significantly alter the relative level of support for affected participating entities, the modification shall not be made and the director shall execute a declaration stating that this determination has been made. The director shall retain the declaration and provide a copy, within five working days of the execution of the declaration, to the fiscal and appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, and shall work with the affected participating entities and the Legislature to make the necessary statutory changes. The director shall post the declaration on the department’s Internet Web site and the director shall send the declaration to the Secretary of State and the Legislative Counsel.

(h) In the event of a determination that the amount of federal financial participation available under the demonstration project is reduced due to the application of penalties set forth in the Special Terms and Conditions, the enforcement of the demonstration project’s budget neutrality limit, or other similar occurrence, the department shall develop the methodology by which payments under the demonstration project shall be reduced, in consultation with the potentially affected participating entities and consistent with the standards and process specified in subdivision (g). To the extent feasible, those reductions shall protect the ability to claim the full amount of the total computable disproportionate share allotment through the Global Payment Program.

(i) During the course of the demonstration term, the department may work to develop potential successor payment methodologies that could continue to support entities participating in the demonstration project following the expiration of the demonstration term and that further the goals set forth in this article and in the Special Terms and Conditions. The department shall consult with the entities participating in the payment methodologies under the demonstration project, affected stakeholders, and the Legislature in the development of any potential successor payment methodologies pursuant to this subdivision.

(j) The department may seek to extend the payment methodologies described in this article through demonstration year 16 or to subsequent time periods by way of amendment or extension of the demonstration project, amendment to the Medi-Cal State Plan, or any combination thereof, consistent with the applicable federal requirements. This subdivision shall only be implemented after consultation with the entities participating in, or affected by, those methodologies, and only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained and federal financial participation is available and is not otherwise jeopardized.

(k) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and to the extent authorized by the Special Terms and Conditions, the department may claim federal financial participation for expenditures associated with the designated state health programs identified in the Special Terms and Conditions for use solely by the department as specified in this subdivision.

(2) Any federal financial participation claimed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used to offset applicable General Fund expenditures. These amounts are hereby appropriated to the department and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund for this purpose.

(3) An amount of General Fund moneys equal to the federal financial participation that may be claimed pursuant to paragraph (1) is hereby appropriated to the Health Care Deposit Fund for use by the department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 733, Sec. 9. (SB 1477) Effective January 1, 2017.)


text: The department shall conduct, or arrange to have conducted, any study, report, assessment, including the access assessment described in Section 14184.80, evaluation, or other similar demonstration project activity required under the Special Terms and Conditions.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. (AB 1568) Effective July 1, 2016. Operative July 25, 2016, pursuant to Stats. 2016, Ch. 42, Sec. 8, and enactment of SB 815 as Ch. 111.)


text:
The following payment methodologies and requirements implemented pursuant to Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 14166) shall be applicable as set forth in this section.

(a) (1) (A) For purposes of Section 14166.4, the references to “project year” and “successor demonstration year” shall include references to the demonstration term, as defined under this article, and to any extensions of the prior federal Medicaid demonstration project entitled “California Bridge to Reform Demonstration (Waiver No. 11-W-00193/9).”

(B) For purposes of Section 14166.4, the references to “project year” and “successor demonstration year” shall include references to the CalAIM term, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 14184.101, and to any extensions of the demonstration project pursuant to this article.

(2) The fee-for-service payment methodologies established and implemented under Section 14166.4 shall continue to apply with respect to designated public hospitals approved under the Medi-Cal State Plan.

(3) For the hospitals identified in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (H) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 14184.10, the department shall seek any necessary federal approvals to apply the fee-for-service payment methodologies established and implemented under Section 14166.4 to these identified hospitals effective no earlier than the 2016–17 state fiscal year. This paragraph shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained and federal financial participation is available and not otherwise jeopardized. Before the effective date of any necessary federal approval obtained pursuant to this paragraph, these identified hospitals shall continue to be considered nondesignated public hospitals for purposes of the fee-for-service methodology authorized pursuant to Section 14105.28 and the applicable provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan.

(4) The department shall continue to make reimbursement available to qualifying hospitals that meet the eligibility requirements for participation in the supplemental reimbursement program for hospital facility construction, renovation, or replacement pursuant to Section 14085.5 and the applicable provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan. The department shall continue to make inpatient hospital payments for services that were historically excluded from a hospital’s contract under the Selective Provider Contracting Program established under Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 14081) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan. These payments shall not duplicate or supplant any other payments made under this article.

(b) During the 2015–16 state fiscal year, and subsequent state fiscal years that commence during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term, payment adjustments to disproportionate share hospitals shall not be made pursuant to Section 14105.98, except as otherwise provided in this article or Article 5.51 (commencing with Section 14184.100). Payment adjustments to disproportionate share hospitals shall be made solely in accordance with this article or Article 5.51 (commencing with Section 14184.100).

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article or Article 5.51(commencing with Section 14184.100), the department shall continue to make all eligibility determinations and perform all payment adjustment amount computations under the disproportionate share hospital payment adjustment program pursuant to Section 14105.98 and pursuant to the disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan. For purposes of these determinations and computations, which include those made pursuant to Sections 14166.11 and 14166.16, all of the following shall apply:

(A) The federal Medicaid DSH reductions pursuant to Section 1396r-4(f)(7) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall be reflected as appropriate, including, but not limited to, the calculations set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (am) of Section 14105.98.

(B) Services that were rendered under the Low Income Health Program authorized pursuant to Part 3.6 (commencing with Section 15909) shall be included.

(2) (A) Notwithstanding Section 14105.98, the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment specified for California under Section 1396r-4(f) of Title 42 of the United States Code for each of federal fiscal years 2016 to 2021, inclusive, shall be aligned with the state fiscal year in which the applicable federal fiscal year commences, and shall be distributed solely for the following purposes:

(i) As disproportionate share hospital payments under the methodology set forth in applicable disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan, which, to the extent permitted under federal law and the Special Terms and Conditions, or the CalAIM Terms and Conditions, shall be limited to the following hospitals:

(I) Eligible hospitals, as determined pursuant to Section 14105.98 for each state fiscal year in which the particular federal fiscal year commences, that meet the definition of a public hospital, as specified in paragraph (25) of subdivision (a) of Section 14105.98, and that are not participating as GPP systems under the Global Payment Program.

(II) Hospitals that are licensed to the University of California, which meet the requirements set forth in Section 1396r-4(d) of Title 42 of the United States Code.

(ii) As a funding component for payments under the Global Payment Program, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 14184.40, or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 14184.300, and the Special Terms and Conditions or the CalAIM Terms and Conditions.

(B) The distribution of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment to hospitals described in this paragraph shall satisfy the state’s payment obligations, if any, with respect to those hospitals under Section 1396r-4 of Title 42 of the United States Code.

(3) (A) During the 2015–16 state fiscal year and subsequent state fiscal years that commence during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term, a public entity shall not be obligated to make any intergovernmental transfer pursuant to Section 14163, and all transfer amount determinations for those state fiscal years shall be suspended. However, intergovernmental transfers shall be made with respect to the disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments made in accordance with clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6), as applicable.

(B) During the 2015–16 state fiscal year and subsequent state fiscal years that commence during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term, transfer amounts from the Medi-Cal Inpatient Payment Adjustment Fund to the Health Care Deposit Fund, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 14163, are hereby reduced to zero. Unless otherwise specified in this article or the applicable provisions of Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 14166), this subparagraph shall be disregarded for purposes of the calculations made under Section 14105.98 during the 2015–16 state fiscal year and subsequent state fiscal years that commence during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term.

(4) (A) During the state fiscal years for which the Global Payment Program under Section 14184.40, or Section 14184.300, is in effect, designated public hospitals that are participating GPP systems shall not be eligible to receive disproportionate share hospital payments pursuant to otherwise applicable disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan.

(B) Eligible hospitals described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) that are nondesignated public hospitals shall continue to receive disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments as set forth in Section 14166.16.

(C) Hospitals described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) that are licensed to the University of California, except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 14184.300, shall receive disproportionate share hospital payments as follows:

(i) Subject to clause (iii), each hospital licensed to the University of California may draw and receive federal Medicaid funding from the applicable federal disproportionate share hospital allotment on the amount of certified public expenditures for the hospital’s expenditures that are eligible for federal financial participation as reported in accordance with Section 14166.8 and the applicable disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan.

(ii) Subject to clause (iii) and to the extent the hospital meets the requirement in Section 1396r-4(b)(1)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code regarding the Medicaid inpatient utilization rate or Section 1396r-4(b)(1)(B) of Title 42 of the United States Code regarding the low-income utilization rate, each hospital shall receive intergovernmental transfer-funded direct disproportionate share hospital payments as provided for under the applicable disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan. The total amount of these payments to the hospital, consisting of the federal and nonfederal components, shall in no case exceed that amount equal to 75 percent of the hospital’s uncompensated Medi-Cal and uninsured costs of hospital services as reported in accordance with Section 14166.8.

(iii) Unless the provisions of subparagraph (D) apply, the aggregate amount of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment with respect to payments for an applicable state fiscal year to hospitals licensed to the University of California shall be limited to an amount calculated as follows:

(I) The maximum amount of federal disproportionate share hospital allotment for the state fiscal year, less the amounts of federal disproportionate share hospital allotment associated with payments to nondesignated public hospitals under subparagraph (B) and other payments, if any, required to be made from the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment, shall be determined.

(II) For the 2015–16 state fiscal year, the amount determined in subclause (I) shall be multiplied by 26.296 percent, resulting in the maximum amount of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment available as disproportionate share hospital payments for the state fiscal year to hospitals that are licensed to the University of California.

(III) For the 2016–17 state fiscal year, the amount determined in subclause (I) shall be multiplied by 24.053 percent, resulting in the maximum amount of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment available as disproportionate share hospital payments for the state fiscal year to hospitals that are licensed to the University of California.

(IV) For the 2017–18 state fiscal year, the amount determined in subclause (I) shall be multiplied by 23.150 percent, resulting in the maximum amount of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment available as disproportionate share hospital payments for the state fiscal year to hospitals that are licensed to the University of California.

(V) For each of the 2018–19 and 2019–20 state fiscal years, the amount determined in subclause (I) shall be multiplied by 21.896 percent, resulting in the maximum amount of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment available as disproportionate share hospital payments for the state fiscal year to hospitals that are licensed to the University of California.

(VI) For the 2020–21 state fiscal year, and subsequent state fiscal years or portions thereof during the CalAIM Term, the amount determined in subclause (I) shall be multiplied by a percentage as determined by the department, in consultation with designated public hospitals and consistent with the applicable federal terms and conditions, that will be used to determine the maximum amount of the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment available as disproportionate share hospital payments for the state fiscal year to hospitals that are licensed to the University of California. The percentage shall be communicated in writing to all of the designated public hospitals.

(VII) To the extent the limitations set forth in this clause result in payment reductions for the applicable year, those reductions shall be applied pro rata, subject to clause (vii).

(iv) Each hospital licensed to the University of California shall receive quarterly interim payments of its disproportionate share hospital allocation during the applicable state fiscal year. The determinations set forth in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, shall be made on an interim basis before the start of each state fiscal year, except that the determinations for the 2015–16 state fiscal year shall be made as soon as practicable. The department shall use the same cost and statistical data used in determining the interim payments for Medi-Cal inpatient hospital services under Section 14166.4, and available payments and uncompensated and uninsured cost data, including data from the Medi-Cal paid claims file and the hospital’s books and records, for the corresponding period, to the extent permitted under the Medi-Cal State Plan.

(v) No later than April 1 following the end of the relevant reporting period for the applicable state fiscal year, the department shall undertake an interim reconciliation of payments based on Medi-Cal, Medicare, and other cost, payment, discharge, and statistical data submitted by the hospital for the applicable state fiscal year, and shall adjust payments to the hospital accordingly.

(vi) Except as otherwise provided in this article or Article 5.51 (commencing with Section 14184.100), each hospital licensed to the University of California shall receive disproportionate share hospital payments subject to final audits of all applicable Medi-Cal, Medicare, and other cost, payment, discharge, and statistical data submitted by the hospital for the applicable state fiscal year.

(vii) Before the interim and final distributions of payments pursuant to clauses (iv) to (vi), inclusive, the department shall consult with the University of California, and implement any adjustments to the payment distributions for the hospitals as requested by the University of California, so long as the aggregate net effect of the requested adjustments for the affected hospitals is zero.

(D) With respect to any state fiscal year commencing during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term for which the Global Payment Program pursuant to Section 14184.40 or 14184.300 is not in effect, designated public hospitals that are eligible hospitals as determined pursuant to Section 14105.98, and hospitals described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) that are licensed to the University of California, shall claim disproportionate share hospital payments in accordance with the applicable disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan. The allocation of federal Medicaid funding from the applicable federal disproportionate share hospital allotment shall be made in accordance with the methodology set forth in Section 14166.61.

(5) For each applicable state fiscal year during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term, eligible hospitals, as determined pursuant to Section 14105.98, which are nonpublic hospitals, nonpublic-converted hospitals, and converted hospitals, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (26), (27), and (28), respectively, of subdivision (a) of Section 14105.98, shall continue to receive Medi-Cal disproportionate share hospital replacement payment adjustments pursuant to Section 14166.11 and other provisions of this article or Article 5.51 (commencing with Section 14184.100) and applicable provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan. The payment adjustments so provided shall satisfy the state’s payment obligations, if any, with respect to those hospitals under Section 1396r-4 of Title 42 of the United States Code. The provisions of subdivision (j) of Section 14166.11 shall continue to apply with respect to the 2015–16 state fiscal year and subsequent state fiscal years commencing during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term. Except as may otherwise be required by federal law, the federal share of these payments shall not be claimed from the federal disproportionate share hospital allotment.

(6) The nonfederal share of disproportionate share hospital payments and disproportionate share hospital replacement payment adjustments described in paragraphs (4) and (5) shall be derived from the following sources:

(A) With respect to the payments described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) that are made to nondesignated public hospitals, the nonfederal share shall consist solely of state General Fund appropriations.

(B) With respect to the payments described in subparagraph (C) or (D), as applicable, of paragraph (4) that are made to designated public hospitals, the nonfederal share shall consist of both of the following:

(i) Certified public expenditures incurred by the hospitals for hospital expenditures eligible for federal financial participation as reported in accordance with Section 14166.8.

(ii) Intergovernmental transfer amounts for direct disproportionate share hospital payments provided for under subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (4) and the applicable disproportionate share hospital provisions of the Medi-Cal State Plan. A transfer amount shall be determined for each hospital that is eligible for these payments, equal to the nonfederal share of the payment amount established for the hospital. The transfer amount determined shall be paid by the hospital, or the public entity with which the hospital is affiliated, and deposited into the Medi-Cal Inpatient Payment Adjustment Fund established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14163, as permitted under Section 433.51 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations or any other applicable federal Medicaid laws.

(C) With respect to the payments described in paragraph (5), the nonfederal share shall consist of state General Fund appropriations.

(7) The Demonstration Disproportionate Share Hospital Fund established in the State Treasury pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14166.9 shall be retained during the demonstration term and the CalAIM term. All federal funds received by the department with respect to the certified public expenditures claimed pursuant to subparagraph (C), and, as applicable in subparagraph (D), of paragraph (4) shall be transferred to the fund and disbursed to the eligible designated public hospitals pursuant to those applicable provisions. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys deposited in the fund shall be continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department solely for the purposes specified in this article and Article 5.51 (commencing with Section 14184.100).

(c) (1) Disproportionate share hospital payment allocations under Sections 14166.3 and 14166.61, and safety net care pool payment allocations under Section 14166.71, that were paid to designated public hospitals with respect to the period July 1, 2015, through October 31, 2015, or for subsequent periods pursuant to Section 14166.253, shall be reconciled to amounts payable to the hospitals under this article as set forth in this subdivision.

(2) The disproportionate share hospital payments and safety net care pool payments described in paragraph (1) that were paid to a designated public hospital participating in a GPP system under Section 14184.40 shall be deemed to be interim payments under the Global Payment Program for GPP program year 2015–16, and will be reconciled to and offset against the interim payment amount due to the GPP system under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 14184.40, consistent with the Special Terms and Conditions.

(3) The disproportionate share hospital payments described in paragraph (1) that were paid to designated public hospitals licensed to the University of California shall be reconciled to and offset against the disproportionate share hospital payments payable to the hospitals under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) for the 2015–16 state fiscal year.

(4) The safety net care pool payments described in paragraph (1) that were paid to designated public hospitals licensed to the University of California shall be recouped and included as available funding under the Global Payment Program for the 2015–16 GPP program year described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 14184.40.

(d) During the 2015–16 state fiscal year, and subsequent state fiscal years that commence during the demonstration term or the CalAIM term, costs shall continue to be determined and reported for designated public hospitals in accordance with Sections 14166.8 and 14166.24, except as follows:

(1) (A) The provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 14166.8 shall not apply.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the department may require the reporting of any data the department deems necessary to satisfy reporting requirements pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions or the CalAIM Terms and Conditions.

(2) The provisions of Sections 14166.221 and 15916 shall not apply with respect to any costs reported for the demonstration term or the CalAIM term pursuant to Section 14166.8.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 14166.61 and subdivision (c) of Section 14166.71, the disproportionate share hospital allocation and safety net care pool payment determinations and payments for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 state fiscal years shall be deemed final as of the April 30 that is 22 months following the close of the respective state fiscal year, to the extent permitted under federal law and subject to recoupment pursuant to subdivision (f) if it is later determined that federal financial participation is unavailable for any portion of the applicable payments.

(2) The determinations and payments shall be finalized using the best available data, including unaudited data, and reasonable current estimates and projections submitted by the designated public hospitals. The department shall accept all appropriate revisions to the data, estimates, and projections previously submitted, including revised cost reports, for purposes of this subdivision, to the extent these revisions are submitted in a timely manner as determined by the department.

(f) Upon receipt of a notice of disallowance or deferral from the federal government related to the certified public expenditures or intergovernmental transfers of a designated public hospital or governmental entity with which it is affiliated for disproportionate share hospital payments or safety net care pool payments claimed and distributed pursuant to Section 14166.61, 14166.71, or 15916 for the 2013–14 or 2014–15 state fiscal year, the department shall promptly notify the designated public hospitals and proceed as follows:

(1) To the extent there are additional certified public expenditures for the applicable state fiscal year for which federal funds have not been received, but for which federal funds could have been received had additional federal funds been available, including any subsequently allowable expenditures for designated state health programs, the department shall first respond to the deferral or disallowance by substituting the additional certified public expenditures or allowable expenditures for those deferred or disallowed, consistent with the claiming optimization priorities set forth in Section 14166.9, in consultation with the designated public hospitals, but only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained or these actions are otherwise permitted by federal law.

(2) The department shall consult with the designated public hospitals and proceed in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 14166.24.

(3) If the department elects to appeal pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 14166.24, the department shall not implement any recoupment of payments from the affected designated public hospitals, until a final disposition has been made regarding the deferral or disallowance, including the conclusion of applicable administrative and judicial review, if any.

(4) (A) Upon final disposition of the federal deferral or disallowance, the department shall determine the resulting aggregate repayment amount of federal funds for each affected state fiscal year.

(B) The department shall determine the ratio of the aggregate repayment amount to the total amount of the federal share of payments finalized and distributed pursuant to Sections 14166.61 and 14166.71 and subdivision (e) for each affected state fiscal year, expressed as a percentage.

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 14166.24, the responsibility for repayment of the federal portion of any deferral of disallowance for each affected year shall be determined as follows:

(A) The provisions of subdivision (g) of Section 15916 shall be applied to determine the department’s repayment responsibility amount with respect to any deferral or disallowance related to safety net care pool payments, which shall be in addition to amounts determined under subparagraph (E).

(B) Using the most recent data for the applicable fiscal year, and reflecting modifications to the applicable initial DSH claiming ability and initial SNCP claiming ability for individual hospitals resulting from the deferral or disallowance, the department shall perform the calculations and determinations for each designated public hospital as set forth in Sections 14166.61 and 14166.71. For this purpose, the calculations and determinations shall assume no reduction in the available federal disproportionate share hospital allotment or in the amount of available safety net care pool payments as a result of the deferral or disallowance.

(C) For each designated public hospital, the revised determinations of disproportionate share hospital and safety net care pool payment amounts under subparagraph (B) shall be combined and compared to the combined disproportionate share hospital and safety net care pool payment amounts determined and received by the hospital pursuant to subdivision (e). For this purpose and purposes of subparagraph (D), the applicable data for designated public hospitals described in subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 14184.10 shall be combined, and the applicable data for designated public hospitals described in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 14184.10 shall be combined.

(D) (i) Subject to subparagraph (E), the repayment of the federal portion of the deferral of disallowance, less the department’s responsibility amount for safety net care pool payments, if any, determined in subparagraph (A), shall be first allocated among each of those designated public hospitals for which the combined revised disproportionate share hospital and safety net care pool payments as determined in subparagraph (B) are less than the combined disproportionate share hospital and safety net care pool payment amounts determined and received pursuant to subdivision (e). Repayment shall be allocated under this initial stage among these hospitals pro rata on the basis of each hospital’s relative reduction as reflected in the revised calculations performed under subparagraph (B), but in no case shall the allocation to a hospital exceed the limit in clause (iii). Repayment amounts that are not allocated due to this limitation shall be allocated pursuant to clause (ii).

(ii) Subject to subparagraph (E), any repayment amounts that were unallocated to hospitals due to the limitation in clause (iii) shall be allocated in a second stage among each of the remaining designated public hospitals that has not reached its applicable repayment limit, including the hospitals that were not subject to the allocations under clause (i), based pro rata on the amounts determined and received by the hospital pursuant to subdivision (e), except that no repayment amount for a hospital shall exceed the limitation under clause (iii). The pro rata allocation process will be repeated in subsequent stages with respect to any repayment amounts that cannot be allocated in a prior stage to hospitals due to the limitation under clause (iii), until the entire federal repayment amount has been allocated among the hospitals.

(iii) The repayment amount allocated to a designated public hospital pursuant to this subparagraph shall not exceed an amount equal to the percentage of the combined payments determined and received by the hospital pursuant to subdivision (e) that is twice the percentage computed in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4).

(E) Notwithstanding any other law, if the affiliated governmental entity for the designated public hospital is a county subject to the provisions of Article 12 (commencing with Section 17612.1) of Chapter 6 of Part 5, the department, in consultation with the affected designated public hospital, and the Department of Finance, shall determine how to account for whether any repayment amount determined for the designated public hospital pursuant to subparagraph (D) for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 state fiscal years would otherwise have affected, if at all, the applicable county’s redirection obligation for the applicable state fiscal year pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 17612.3 and shall determine what adjustments, if any, are necessary to either the repayment amount or the applicable county’s redirection obligation. For purposes of this subparagraph, the provisions of subdivision (f) of Section 17612.2 and paragraph (7) of subdivision (e) of Section 101853 of the Health and Safety Code shall apply.

(g) The provisions of Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 14166) shall remain in effect until all payments authorized pursuant to that article have been paid, finalized, and settled, and to the extent its provisions are retained for purposes of this article or Article 5.51 (commencing with Section 14184.100).

(h) For purposes of this article, commencing January 1, 2021, and thereafter, any references to “Designated Public Hospital,” “CalAIM term,” or “CalAIM Terms and Conditions” have the same meanings as set forth in Section 14184.101.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 400. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)


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(a) (1) The department shall implement the Global Payment Program authorized under the demonstration project to support participating public health care systems that provide health care services for the uninsured. Under the Global Payment Program, GPP systems receive global payments based on the health care they provide to the uninsured, in lieu of traditional disproportionate share hospital payments and safety net care pool payments previously made available pursuant to Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 14166).

(2) The Global Payment Program is intended to streamline funding sources for care for California’s remaining uninsured population, creating a value-based mechanism to increase incentives to provide primary and preventive care services and other high-value services. The Global Payment Program supports GPP systems for their key role providing and promoting effective, higher value services to California’s remaining uninsured. Promoting more cost-effective and higher value care means that the payment structure rewards the provision of care in more appropriate venues for patients, and will support structural changes to the care delivery system that will improve the options for treating both Medi-Cal and uninsured patients.

(3) Under the Global Payment Program, GPP systems will receive Global Payment Program payments calculated using an innovative value-based point methodology that incorporates measures of value for the patient in conjunction with the recognition of costs. To receive the full amount of Global Payment Program payments, a GPP system shall provide a threshold level of services, as measured in the point methodology described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), and based on the GPP system’s historical volume, cost, and mix of services. This payment methodology is intended to support GPP systems that continue to provide services to the uninsured, while incentivizing the GPP systems to shift the overall delivery of services for the uninsured to provide more cost-effective, higher value care.

(4) The department shall implement and oversee the operation of the Global Payment Program in accordance with the Special Terms and Conditions and the requirements of this section, to maximize the amount of federal financial participation available to participating GPP systems.

(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(1) “GPP system” means a public health care system that consists of a designated public hospital, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 14184.10 but excluding the hospitals operated by the University of California, except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 14184.300, and its affiliated and contracted providers. Multiple designated public hospitals operated by a single legal entity may belong to the same GPP system, to the extent set forth in the Special Terms and Conditions.

(2) “GPP program year” means a state fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 during which the Global Payment Program is authorized under the demonstration project, beginning with state fiscal year 2015–16, and, as applicable, each state fiscal year thereafter through 2019–20, and any years or partial years during which the Global Payment Program is authorized under an extension or successor to the demonstration project.

(c) (1) For each GPP program year, the department shall determine the Global Payment Program’s aggregate annual limit, which is the maximum amount of funding available under the demonstration project for the Global Payment Program and which is the sum of the components described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). To the extent feasible, the aggregate annual limit shall be determined and made available by the department before the implementation of a GPP program year, and shall be updated and adjusted as necessary to reflect changes or adjustments to the amount of funding available for the Global Payment Program.

(A) A portion of the federal disproportionate share allotment specified for California under Section 1396r-4(f) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall be included as a component of the aggregate annual limit for each GPP program year. The amount of this portion shall equal the state’s total computable disproportionate share allotment reduced by the maximum amount of funding projected for payments pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 14184.30 to disproportionate share hospitals that are not participating in the Global Payment Program. For purposes of this determination, the federal disproportionate share allotment shall be aligned with the GPP program year in which the applicable federal fiscal year commences.

(B) The aggregate annual limit shall also include the amount authorized under the demonstration project for the uncompensated care component of the Global Payment Program for the applicable GPP program year, as determined pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions.

(2) The department shall develop a methodology for valuing health care services and activities provided to the uninsured that achieves the goals of the Global Payment Program, including those values set forth in subdivision (a) and as expressed in the Special Terms and Conditions. The points assigned to a particular service or activity shall be the same across all GPP systems. Points for specific services or activities may be increased or decreased over time as the Global Payment Program progresses, to incentivize appropriate changes in the mix of services provided to the uninsured. To the extent necessary, the department shall obtain federal approval for the methodology and any applicable changes to the methodology.

(3) For each GPP system, the department shall perform a baseline analysis of the GPP system’s historical volume, cost, and mix of services to the uninsured to establish an annual threshold for purposes of the Global Payment Program. The annual threshold shall be measured in points established through the methodology developed pursuant to paragraph (2) and as set forth in the Special Terms and Conditions.

(4) The department shall determine a pro rata allocation percentage for each GPP system by dividing the GPP system’s annual threshold determined in paragraph (3) by the sum of all GPP systems’ thresholds.

(5) For each GPP system, the department shall determine an annual budget the GPP system will receive if it achieves its threshold. A GPP system’s annual budget shall equal the allocation percentage determined in paragraph (4) for the GPP system, multiplied by the Global Payment Program’s aggregate annual limit determined in paragraph (1).

(6) If there is a change in the aggregate annual limit, the department shall adjust and recalculate each GPP system’s annual threshold or the annual budget in proportion to changes in the aggregate annual limit calculated in paragraph (1) in accordance with the Special Terms and Conditions.

(d) The amount of Global Payment Program funding payable to a GPP system for a GPP program year shall be calculated as follows, subject to the Special Terms and Conditions:

(1) The full amount of a GPP system’s annual budget shall be payable to the GPP system if the services it provided to the uninsured during the GPP program year, as measured and scored using the point methodology described under paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), meets or exceeds its threshold for a given year. For GPP systems that do not achieve their threshold, the amount payable to the GPP system shall equal its annual budget reduced by the proportion by which it fell short of its threshold.

(2) The department shall develop a methodology to redistribute unearned Global Payment Program funds for a given GPP program year to those GPP systems that exceeded their respective threshold for that same year. To the extent sufficient funds are available for all qualifying GPP systems, the GPP system’s redistributed amount shall equal the GPP system’s annual budget multiplied by the percentage by which the GPP system exceeded its threshold, and any remaining amounts of unearned funds will remain undistributed. If sufficient funds are unavailable to make all these payments to qualifying GPP systems, the amounts of these additional payments will be reduced for all qualifying GPP systems by the same proportion, so that the full amount of unearned Global Payment Program funds are redistributed. Redistributed payment amounts calculated pursuant to this paragraph shall be added to the amounts payable to a GPP system calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) The department shall specify a reporting schedule for participating GPP systems to submit an interim yearend report and a final reconciliation report for each GPP program year. The interim yearend report and the final reconciliation report shall identify the services the GPP system provided to the uninsured during the GPP program year, the associated point calculation, and the amount of payments earned by the GPP system before any redistribution. The method and format of the reporting shall be established by the department, consistent with the approved Special Terms and Conditions.

(4) Payments shall be made in the manner and within the timeframes as follows, except if one or more GPP systems fail to provide the intergovernmental transfer amount determined pursuant to subdivision (g) by the date specified in this paragraph, the timeframe for the associated payments shall be extended to the extent necessary to allow the department to timely process the payments. In no event, however, shall payment be delayed beyond 21 days after all the necessary intergovernmental transfers have been made.

(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for each of the first three quarters of a GPP program year the department shall notify GPP systems of their payment amounts and intergovernmental transfer amounts and make a quarterly interim payment equal to 25 percent of each GPP system’s annual global budget to the GPP system.

(i) For quarters ending September 30, the payment amount and intergovernmental transfer amount notice shall be sent by September 15, intergovernmental transfers shall be due by September 22, and payments shall be made by October 15.

(ii) For quarters ending December 31, the payment amount and intergovernmental transfer amount notice shall be sent by December 15, intergovernmental transfers shall be due by December 22, and payments shall be made by January 15.

(iii) For quarters ending March 31, the payment amount and intergovernmental transfer amount notice shall be sent by March 15, intergovernmental transfers shall be due by March 22, and payments shall be made by April 15.

(B) For the 2015–16 GPP program year, the department shall make the quarterly interim payments described in subdivision (a) in a single interim payment for the first three quarters as soon as practicable following approval of the Global Payment Program protocols as part of the Special Terms and Conditions and receipt of the associated intergovernmental transfers. The amount of this interim payment that is otherwise payable to a GPP system shall be reduced by the payments described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 14184.30 that were received by a designated public hospital affiliated with the GPP system.

(C) By September 15 following the end of each GPP program year, the department shall determine and notify each GPP system of the amount the GPP system earned for the GPP program year pursuant to paragraph (1) based on its interim yearend report, the amount of additional interim payments necessary to bring the GPP system’s aggregate interim payments for the GPP program year to that amount, and the transfer amounts calculated pursuant to subdivision (g). If the GPP system has earned less than 75 percent of its annual budget, no additional interim payment will be made for the GPP program year. Intergovernmental transfer amounts shall be due by September 22 following the end of the GPP program year, and interim payments shall be made by October 15 following the end of each GPP program year. All interim payments shall be subject to reconciliation after the submission of the final reconciliation report.

(D) By June 30 following the end of each GPP program year, the department shall review the final reconciliation reports and determine and notify each GPP system of the final amounts earned by the GPP system for the GPP program year pursuant to paragraph (1), as well as the redistribution amounts, if any, pursuant to paragraph (2), the amount of the payment adjustments or recoupments necessary to reconcile interim payments to those amounts, and the transfer amount pursuant to subdivision (g). Intergovernmental transfer amounts shall be due by July 14 following the notification, and final reconciliation payments for the GPP program year shall be made no later than August 15 following this notification.

(e) The Global Payment Program provides a source of funding for GPP systems to support their ability to make health care activities and services available to the uninsured, and shall not constitute or offer health care coverage for individuals receiving services. Global Payment Program payments are not paid on behalf of specific individuals, and participating GPP systems may determine the scope, type, and extent to which services are available, to the extent consistent with the Special Terms and Conditions. The operation of the Global Payment Program shall not decrease, expand, or otherwise alter the scope of a county’s obligations to the medically indigent pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 9.

(f) The nonfederal share of any payments under the Global Payment Program shall consist of voluntary intergovernmental transfers of funds provided by designated public hospitals or affiliated governmental agencies or entities, in accordance with this section or Section 14184.300.

(1) The Global Payment Program Special Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys deposited in the Global Payment Program Special Fund shall be continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department for the purposes specified in this section or Section 14184.300. All funds derived pursuant to this section or Section 14184.300 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Global Payment Program Special Fund.

(2) The Global Payment Program Special Fund shall consist of moneys that a designated public hospital or affiliated governmental agency or entity elects to transfer to the department for deposit into the fund as a condition of participation in the Global Payment Program, to the extent permitted under Section 433.51 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Special Terms and Conditions, and any other applicable federal Medicaid laws. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3), moneys derived from these intergovernmental transfers in the Global Payment Program Special Fund shall be used as the source for the nonfederal share of Global Payment Program payments authorized under the demonstration project. Any intergovernmental transfer of funds provided for purposes of the Global Payment Program shall be made as specified in this section or Section 14184.300. Upon providing any intergovernmental transfer of funds, each transferring entity shall certify that the transferred funds qualify for federal financial participation pursuant to applicable federal Medicaid laws and the Special Terms and Conditions, and in the form and manner as required by the department.

(3) The department shall claim federal financial participation for GPP payments using moneys derived from intergovernmental transfers made pursuant to this section or Section 14184.300, and deposited in the Global Payment Program Special Fund to the full extent permitted by law. The moneys disbursed from the fund, and all associated federal financial participation, shall be distributed only to GPP systems and the governmental agencies or entities to which they are affiliated, as applicable. If federal financial participation is unavailable with respect to a payment under this section or Section 14184.300 and either is not obtained, or results in a recoupment of payments already made, the department shall return any intergovernmental transfer fund amounts associated with the payment for which federal financial participation is unavailable to the applicable transferring entities within 14 days from the date of the associated recoupment or other determination, as applicable.

(4) As a condition of participation in the Global Payment Program, each designated public hospital or affiliated governmental agency or entity, agrees to provide intergovernmental transfer of funds necessary to meet the nonfederal share obligation as calculated under subdivision (g) for Global Payment Program payments made pursuant to this section or Section 14184.300 and the Special Terms and Conditions. Any intergovernmental transfer of funds made pursuant to this section or Section 14184.300 shall be considered voluntary for purposes of all federal laws. No state General Fund moneys shall be used to fund the nonfederal share of any Global Payment Program payment.

(g) For each scheduled quarterly interim payment, interim yearend payment, and final reconciliation payment pursuant to subdivision (d), the department shall determine the intergovernmental transfer amount for each GPP system as follows:

(1) The department shall determine the amount of the quarterly interim payment, interim yearend payment, or final reconciliation payment, as applicable, that is payable to each GPP system pursuant to subdivision (d). For purposes of these determinations, the redistributed amounts described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) shall be disregarded.

(2) The department shall determine the aggregate amount of intergovernmental transfers necessary to fund the nonfederal share of the quarterly interim payment, interim yearend payment, or final reconciliation payment, as applicable, identified in paragraph (1) for all the GPP systems.

(3) With respect to each quarterly interim payment, interim yearend payment, or final yearend reconciliation payment, as applicable, an initial transfer amount shall be determined for each GPP system, calculated as the amount for the GPP system determined in paragraph (1), multiplied by the nonfederal share percentage, as defined in Section 14184.10, and multiplied by the applicable GPP system-specific IGT factor as follows:

(A) Los Angeles County Health System: 1.100.

(B) Alameda Health System: 1.137.

(C) Arrowhead Regional Medical Center: 0.923.

(D) Contra Costa Regional Medical Center: 0.502.

(E) Kern Medical Center: 0.581.

(F) Natividad Medical Center: 1.183.

(G) Riverside University Health System-Medical Center: 0.720.

(H) San Francisco General Hospital: 0.507.

(I) San Joaquin General Hospital: 0.803.

(J) San Mateo Medical Center: 1.325.

(K) Santa Clara Valley Medical Center: 0.706.

(L) Ventura County Medical Center: 1.401.

(4) The initial transfer amount for each GPP system determined under paragraph (3) shall be further adjusted as follows to ensure that sufficient intergovernmental transfers are available to make payments to all GPP systems:

(A) With respect to each quarterly interim payment, interim yearend payment, or final reconciliation payment, as applicable, the initial transfer amounts for all GPP systems determined under paragraph (3) shall be added together.

(B) The sum of the initial transfer amounts in subparagraph (A) shall be subtracted from the aggregate amount of intergovernmental transfers necessary to fund the payments as determined in paragraph (2). The resulting positive or negative amount shall be the aggregate positive or negative intergovernmental transfer adjustment.

(C) Each GPP system-specific IGT factor, as specified in subparagraphs (A) to (L), inclusive, of paragraph (3) shall be subtracted from 2.000, yielding an IGT adjustment factor for each GPP system.

(D) The IGT adjustment factor calculated in subparagraph (C) for each GPP system shall be multiplied by the positive or negative amount in subparagraph (B), and multiplied by the allocation percentage determined for the GPP system in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c), yielding the amount to be added or subtracted from the initial transfer amount determined in paragraph (3) for the applicable GPP system.

(E) The transfer amount to be paid by each GPP system with respect to the applicable quarterly interim payment, interim yearend payment, or final reconciliation payment, shall equal the initial transfer amount determined in paragraph (3) as adjusted by the amount determined in subparagraph (D).

(5) Upon the determination of the redistributed amounts described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) for the final reconciliation payment, the department shall, with respect to each GPP system that exceeded its respective threshold, determine the associated intergovernmental transfer amount equal to the nonfederal share that is necessary to draw down the additional payment, and shall include this amount in the GPP system’s transfer amount.

(h) The department may initiate audits of GPP systems’ data submissions and reports, and may request supporting documentation. Any audits conducted by the department shall be complete within 22 months of the end of the applicable GPP program year to allow for the appropriate finalization of payments to the participating GPP system, but subject to recoupment if it is later determined that federal financial participation is unavailable for any portion of the applicable payments.

(i) If the department determines, during the course of the demonstration term and in consultation with participating GPP systems, that the Global Payment Program should be terminated for subsequent years, the department shall terminate the Global Payment Program by notifying the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in accordance with the timeframes specified in the Special Terms and Conditions. In the event of this type of termination, the department shall issue a declaration terminating the Global Payment Program and shall work with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to finalize all remaining payments under the Global Payment Program. Subsequent to the effective date for any termination accomplished pursuant to this subdivision, the designated public hospitals that participated in the Global Payment Program shall claim and receive disproportionate share hospital payments, if eligible, as described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 14184.30, but only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained and federal financial participation is available and not otherwise jeopardized.

(j) Commencing January 1, 2021, the Global Payment Program shall be continued as modified pursuant to Section 14184.300.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 401. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)


text: The department shall conduct, or arrange to have conducted, the two evaluations of the Global Payment Program methodology required under the Special Terms and Conditions.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 42, Sec. 2. (AB 1568) Effective July 1, 2016. Operative July 25, 2016, pursuant to Stats. 2016, Ch. 42, Sec. 8, and enactment of SB 815 as Ch. 111.)