Hospital operating deficit reduction.

Official source

From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under criteria developed by the department, incurred by a hospital, as defined under s. 50.33 (2) (a) and (b), that is operated by the state, established under s. 49.71 or owned and operated by a city or village, the department shall allocate up to $3,300,000 in each fiscal year to these hospitals, as determined by the department, and shall perform all of the following:

(a)

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Hospital operating deficit reduction.

Official source

From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under criteria developed by the department, incurred by a hospital, as defined under s. 50.33 (2) (a) and (b), that is operated by the state, established under s. 49.71 or owned and operated by a city or village, the department shall allocate up to $3,300,000 in each fiscal year to these hospitals, as determined by the department, and shall perform all of the following:

(a)

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For the reduction of operating deficits incurred by the hospital, estimate the availability of federal medicaid funds that may be matched to any of the following: 1. State general purpose revenues, for a hospital operated by the state. 2. County funds, for a hospital established under s. 49.71. 3. Funds of a city or village, for a hospital owned and operated by a city or village.

(a)(1)#

State general purpose revenues, for a hospital operated by the state.

(a)(2)#

County funds, for a hospital established under s. 49.71.

(a)(3)#

Funds of a city or village, for a hospital owned and operated by a city or village.

(b)#

Based on the amount estimated available under par. (a), develop a method to distribute this allocation to the individual hospitals that have incurred operating deficits that shall include: 1. Development of criteria for determining operating deficits. 2. With respect to funds to match federal medicaid matching funds under this section, any of the following, as applicable: a. Provision by the state of matching funds from general purpose revenues for a hospital operated by the state. b. Agreement to provide matching funds by the county in which is located a hospital established under s. 49.71. c. Agreement to provide matching funds by the city or village that owns and operates a hospital. 3. Consideration of the size of a hospital’s operating deficit.

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Development of criteria for determining operating deficits.

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With respect to funds to match federal medicaid matching funds under this section, any of the following, as applicable: a. Provision by the state of matching funds from general purpose revenues for a hospital operated by the state. b. Agreement to provide matching funds by the county in which is located a hospital established under s. 49.71. c. Agreement to provide matching funds by the city or village that owns and operates a hospital.

(b)(2)(a)#

Provision by the state of matching funds from general purpose revenues for a hospital operated by the state.

(b)(2)(b)#

Agreement to provide matching funds by the county in which is located a hospital established under s. 49.71.

(b)(2)(c)#

Agreement to provide matching funds by the city or village that owns and operates a hospital.

(b)(3)#

Consideration of the size of a hospital’s operating deficit.

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Except as provided in par. (d), distribute the allocation under the distribution method that is developed.

(d)#

If the federal department of health and human services approves for state expenditure in a fiscal year amounts under s. 20.435 (4) (o) that result in a lesser allocation amount than that allocated under this subsection or disallows use of the allocation of federal medicaid funds under par. (c), reduce allocations under this subsection and distribute on a prorated basis, as determined by the department.