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percent;

(C) to the mental health clinic assistance (MHCA) private hospital classification, 23 percent;

(D) to the single-point-of-entry psychiatric (SPEP) private hospital classification, six percent;

(E) to the designated evaluation and treatment (DET) private hospital classification, one percent;

(F) to the children’s medical care (CMC) private hospital classification, eight percent;

(G) to the institutional community health care (ICHC) private hospital classification, one percent;

(H) to the substance abuse treatment provider (SATP) private hospital classification, six percent;

(7) each payment for the private hospital proportionate share classifications will be calculated within each classification based on the number of encounters to be performed by the qualifying hospital for that classification, as specified in the agreement required under (2) of this subsection for that classification, divided by the total number of encounters to be performed by all qualifying hospitals within that classification, as specified in the agreements required for that classification; the resulting percentage will be multiplied by the allocation amount applicable to that classification, as calculated in (5) — (6) of this subsection;

(8) on or before the qualification date, the department will send to each privately owned hospital a list of the qualifying hospitals and the amount of the payments for the upcoming payment year; the total amount available for distribution as private hospital proportionate share payments under this subsection will be established by the department each year, based on the department’s projection of hospital expenditures and within the payment limits of 42 C.F.R. 447.271 — 447.272; the department’s determination under this paragraph is the department’s final administrative action regarding

(A) whether a hospital is a qualifying hospital, unless a request for reconsideration is filed under (10) of this subsection; and

(B) the amount of a qualifying hospital’s proportionate share payment under this subsection, unless a request for reconsideration is filed under (11) of this subsection;

(9) to optimize, consistent with AS 47.07 and this chapter, the use of federal money allotted to private hospital proportionate share payments, the department may enter into other agreements under (2)(A) — (H) of this subsection, if

(A) the amount of the federal allotment is greater than the sum of payments listed under (8) of this subsection;