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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–2342–N] 

RIN 0938–AR91 

Medicaid Program; Disproportionate 

Share Hospital Allotments and 

Institutions for Mental Diseases 

Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits 

for FY 2012, and Preliminary FY 2013 

Disproportionate Share Hospital 

Allotments and Limits 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

final federal share disproportionate 

share hospital (DSH) allotments for 

federal fiscal year (FY) 2012 and the 

preliminary federal share DSH 

allotments for FY 2013. This notice also 

announces the final FY 2012 and the 

preliminary FY 2013 limits on aggregate 

DSH payments that states may make to 

institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) 

and other mental health facilities. This 

notice also includes background 

information describing the methodology 

for determining the amounts of states’ 

FY DSH allotments and IMD DSH 

limits. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective on August 26, 2013. The final 

allotments and limitations set forth in 

this notice are effective for the fiscal 

years specified. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Strauss, (410) 786–2019. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In general, in accordance with the 

methodology specified under section 

1923(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (the 

Act), a state’s federal fiscal year (FY) 

disproportionate share hospital (DSH) 

allotment is calculated by increasing the 

amount of its DSH allotment for the 

preceding FY by the percentage change 

in the Consumer Price Index for all 

Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for the 

previous FY. Also in accordance with 

section 1923(f)(3) of the Act, a state’s 

DSH allotment for a FY is subject to the 

limitation that an increase to a state’s 

DSH allotment for a FY cannot result in 

the DSH allotment exceeding the greater 

of the state’s DSH allotment for the 

previous FY or 12 percent of the state’s 

total medical assistance expenditures 

for the allotment year (this is referred to 

as the 12 percent limit). 

Furthermore, under section 1923(h) of 

the Act, federal financial participation 

(FFP) for DSH payments to institutions 

for mental diseases (IMDs) and other 

mental health facilities is limited to 

state-specific aggregate amounts 

determined in accordance with the 

methodology specified under such 

section. Under this provision, the 

aggregate limit for DSH payments to 

IMDs and other mental health facilities 

is the lesser of a state’s FY 1995 total 

computable (state and federal share) 

IMD and other mental health facility 

DSH expenditures applicable to the 

state’s FY 1995 DSH allotment (as 

reported on the Form CMS–64 as of 

January 1, 1997), or the amount equal to 

the product of the state’s current year 

total computable DSH allotment and the 

applicable percentage specified in 

section 1902(h) of the Act (the 

applicable percentage is the IMD share 

of DSH total computable expenditures 

as of FY 1995). 

In general, we determine states’ DSH 

allotments and IMD DSH limits for a FY 

using the most recent available 

estimates of or actual medical assistance 

expenditures, including DSH 

expenditures in their Medicaid 

programs and the most recent available 

change in the CPI–U used for the FY in 

accordance with the methodology 

prescribed in statute. The indicated 

estimated or actual expenditures are 

obtained from states for each relevant 

FY from the most recent available 

quarterly Medicaid budget reports 

(Form CMS–37) or quarterly Medicaid 

expenditure reports (Form CMS–64), 

respectively, submitted by the states. 

For example, as part of the initial 

determination of a state’s FY DSH 

allotment (referred to as the preliminary 

DSH allotments) that is determined 

before the beginning of the FY for which 

the DSH allotments and IMD DSH limits 

are being determined, we use estimated 

expenditures for the FY obtained from 

the August submission of the CMS–37 

submitted by states prior to the 

beginning of the FY; such estimated 

expenditures are subject to update and 

revision during the FY before such 

actual expenditure data become 

available. We also use the most recent 

available estimated CPI–U percentage 

change that is available before the 

beginning of the FY for determining the 

states’ preliminary FY DSH allotments; 

such estimated CPI–U percentage 

change is subject to update and revision 

during the FY before the actual CPI–U 

percentage change becomes available. In 

determining the final DSH allotments 

and IMD DSH limits for a FY we use the 

actual expenditures for the FY and 

actual CPI–U percentage change for the 

previous FY. 

II. Provisions of the Notice 

A. Calculation of the Final FY 2012 

Federal Share State DSH Allotments, 

and the Preliminary FY 2013 Federal 

Share State DSH Allotments 

1. Final FY 2012 Federal Share State 

DSH Allotments 

Chart 1 of the Addendum to this 

notice provides the states’ final FY 2012 

DSH allotments determined in 

accordance with section 1923(f)(3) of 

the Act. As described in the background 

section, in general, the DSH allotment 

for a FY is calculated by increasing the 

FY DSH allotment for the preceding FY 

by the CPI–U increase for the previous 

fiscal year. For purposes of calculating 

the states’ final FY 2012 DSH 

allotments, the preceding final fiscal 

year DSH allotments (for FY 2011) were 

contained in the Federal Register 

published on July 24, 2012 (77 FR 

43301). For purposes of calculating the 

states’ final FY 2012 DSH allotments we 

are using the actual Medicaid 

expenditures for FY 2012. Finally, for 

purposes of calculating the states’ final 

FY 2012 DSH allotments, the applicable 

historical percentage change in the CPI– 

U for the previous FY (FY 2011) was 2.6 

percent; we note that this is an increase 

from the estimated 2.4 percentage 

change in the CPI–U for FY 2011 that 

was available and used in the 

calculation of the preliminary FY 2012 

DSH allotments which were published 

in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register (77 

FR 43301). 

2. Calculation of the Preliminary FY 

2013 Federal Share State DSH 

Allotments 

Chart 2 of the Addendum to this 

notice provides the preliminary FY 2013 

DSH allotments determined in 

accordance with section 1923(f)(3) of 

the Act. The preliminary FY 2013 DSH 

allotments contained in this notice were 

determined based on the most recent 

available estimates from states of their 

FY 2013 total computable Medicaid 

expenditures. Also, the preliminary FY 

2013 allotments contained in this notice 

were determined by increasing the final 

FY 2012 DSH allotments as contained in 

this notice (and described in section 

II.A.1. above) by 2.4 percent, 

representing the most recent available 

estimate of the percentage increase in 

the CPI–U for FY 2012 (the previous FY 

to FY 2013). In this regard, we note that 

in September of 2012 for purposes of 

calculating preliminary FY 2013 DSH 

allotments for states (which at that time 

was prior to the beginning FY 2013), we 


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calculated such preliminary FY 2013 

allotments by increasing states’ 

preliminary FY 2012 allotments by 2.5 

percent, representing the estimate of the 

percentage change in the CPI–U for FY 

2012 available at that time. Again, we 

note that the preliminary FY 2013 

allotments contained in this notice were 

determined using the final FY 2012 DSH 

allotments contained in this notice, the 

most recent available estimates of FY 

2013 Medicaid expenditures, and the 

most recent available estimate of the 

percentage change in the CPI–U for FY 

2012. 

States’ final FY 2013 DSH allotments 

will be published in future rulemaking 

based on the states’ four quarterly 

Medicaid expenditure reports (Form 

CMS–64) for FY 2013 available 

following the end of FY 2013 and the 

actual change in the CPI–U for FY 2012. 

B. Calculation of the Final FY 2012 and 

the Preliminary FY 2013 IMD DSH 

Limits 

Section 1923(h) of the Act specifies 

the methodology to be used to establish 

the limits on the amount of DSH 

payments that a state can make to IMDs 

and other mental health facilities. FFP 

is not available for IMD or DSH 

payments that exceed the IMD limits. In 

this notice, we are publishing the final 

FY 2012 and the preliminary FY 2013 

IMD DSH Limits determined in 

accordance with the provisions 

discussed above. 

Charts 3 and 4 of the ‘‘Addendum’’ to 

this notice detail each state’s final FY 

2012 and preliminary FY 2013 IMD 

DSH Limit, respectively, determined in 

accordance with section 1923(h) of the 

Act 

III. Collection of Information 

Requirements 

This notice does not impose any new 

or revised information collection or 

recordkeeping requirements. The 

requirements and burden associated 

with Form CMS–37 (OMB No. 0938– 

0101), and Form CMS–64 (OMB No. 

0938–0067) are unaffected by this 

notice. Consequently, this notice, the 

Form CMS–37, and Form CMS–64 are 

not subject to Office of Management and 

Budget review under the authority of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

IV. Regulatory Impact Statement 

We have examined the impact of this 

notice as required by Executive Order 

12866 on Regulatory Planning and 

Review (September 1993), the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(September 19, 1980, Pub. L. 96–354), 

section 1102(b) of the Act, section 202 

of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (March 22, 1995; Pub. L. 104– 

4), Executive Order 13132 on 

Federalism (August 4, 1999) and the 

Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 

804(2)). 

Executive Order 12866 directs 

agencies to assess all costs and benefits 

of available regulatory alternatives and, 

if regulation is necessary, to select 

regulatory approaches that maximize 

net benefits (including potential 

economic, environmental, public health 

and safety effects, distributive impacts, 

and equity). A regulatory impact 

analysis (RIA) must be prepared for 

major rules with economically 

significant effects ($100 million or more 

in any 1 year). This notice reaches the 

$100 million economic threshold and 

thus is considered a major rule under 

the Congressional Review Act. 

The final FY 2012 DSH allotments 

being published in this notice are 

approximately $20 million more than 

the preliminary FY 2012 DSH 

allotments published in the July 24, 

2012 Federal Register (77 FR 43301). 

The increase in the final FY 2012 DSH 

allotments is due to the difference 

between the actual percentage change in 

the CPI–U for FY 2011 used in the 

calculation of the final FY 2012 

allotments [2.6 percent) as compared to 

the estimated percentage change in the 

CPI–U for FY 2011 used in the 

calculation of the preliminary FY 2012 

allotments (2.4 percent). The final FY 

2012 IMD DSH limits being published 

in this notice are approximately $1 

million more than the preliminary FY 

2012 IMD DSH limits published in the 

July 24, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR 

43301). The increases in the IMD DSH 

limits are because the DSH allotment for 

a FY is a factor in the determination of 

the IMD DSH limit for the FY. Since the 

final FY 2012 DSH allotments were 

increased as compared to the 

preliminary FY 2012 DSH allotments, 

the associated FY 2012 IMD DSH limits 

for some states were also increased. 

The preliminary FY 2013 DSH 

allotments being published in this 

notice are about $182 million more than 

the final FY 2012 DSH allotments being 

published in this notice. The increase in 

the DSH allotments is due to the 

application of the statutory formula for 

calculating DSH allotments under 

which the prior fiscal year allotments 

are increased by the percentage increase 

in the CPI–U for the prior fiscal year. 

The preliminary FY 2013 IMD DSH 

limits being published in this notice are 

about $13 million more than the final 

FY 2012 IMD DSH limits being 

published in this notice. The increase in 

the IMD DSH limits is because the DSH 

allotment for a FY is a factor in the 

determination of the IMD DSH limit for 

the FY. Since the preliminary FY 2013 

DSH allotments are greater than the 

final FY 2012 DSH allotments, the 

associated preliminary FY 2013 IMD 

DSH limits for some states also 

increased. 

The RFA requires agencies to analyze 

options for regulatory relief of small 

businesses, if a rule has a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. For purposes of the RFA, small 

entities include small businesses, 

nonprofit organizations, and small 

governmental jurisdictions. Most 

hospitals and most other providers and 

suppliers are small entities, either by 

nonprofit status or by having revenues 

of less than $7.0 million to $34.5 

million in any one year. Individuals and 

states are not included in the definition 

of a small entity. We are not preparing 

an analysis for the RFA because the 

Secretary has determined that this 

notice will not have significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Specifically, 

any impact on providers is due to the 

effect of the various controlling statutes; 

providers are not impacted as a result of 

the independent regulatory action in 

publishing this notice. The purpose of 

the notice is to announce the latest 

distributions as required by the statute. 

In addition, section 1102(b) of the Act 

requires us to prepare a regulatory 

impact analysis if a rule may have a 

significant impact on the operations of 

a substantial number of small rural 

hospitals. This analysis must conform to 

the provisions of section 604 of the 

RFA. For purposes of section 1102(b) of 

the Act, we define a small rural hospital 

as a hospital that is located outside of 

a Core-Based Statistical Area for 

Medicaid payment regulations and has 

fewer than 100 beds. We are not 

preparing analysis for section 1102(b) of 

the Act because the Secretary has 

determined that this notice will not 

have a significant impact on the 

operations of a substantial number of 

small rural hospitals. 

The Medicaid statute specifies the 

methodology for determining the 

amounts of states’ DSH allotments and 

IMD DSH limits; and as described 

previously, the application of the 

methodology specified in statute results 

in the decreases or increases in states’ 

DSH allotments and IMD DSH limits for 

the applicable FYs. The statute 

applicable to these allotments and limits 

does not apply to the determination of 

the amounts of DSH payments made to 

specific DSH hospitals; rather, these 

allotments and limits represent an 

overall limit on the total of such DSH 


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payments. In this regard, we do not 

believe that this notice will have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 also 

requires that agencies assess anticipated 

costs and benefits before issuing any 

rule whose mandates require spending 

in any 1 year of $100 million in 1995 

dollars, updated annually for inflation. 

In 2013, that threshold is approximately 

$141 million. This notice will have no 

consequential effect on state, local, or 

tribal governments, in the aggregate, or 

on the private sector. 

Executive Order 13132 establishes 

certain requirements that an agency 

must meet when it promulgates a 

proposed rule (and subsequent final 

rule) that imposes substantial direct 

requirement costs on state and local 

governments, preempts state law, or 

otherwise has Federalism implications. 

Since this notice does not impose any 

costs on state or local governments, the 

requirements of E.O. 13132 are not 

applicable. 

Alternatives Considered 

The methodologies for determining 

the states’ fiscal year DSH allotments 

and IMD DSH Limits, as reflected in this 

notice, were established in accordance 

with the methodologies and formula for 

determining states’ allotments as 

specified in statute. This notice does not 

put forward any further discretionary 

administrative policies for determining 

such allotments. 

Accounting Statement 

As required by OMB Circular A–4 

(available at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/ 

a004/a-4.pdf), in the Table 1, we have 

prepared an accounting statement 

showing the classification of the 

estimated expenditures associated with 

the provisions of this notice. Table 1 

provides our best estimate of the change 

(decrease) in the federal share of states’ 

Medicaid DSH payments resulting from 

the application of the provisions of the 

Medicaid statute relating to the 

calculation of states’ FY DSH allotments 

and the increase in the FY DSH 

allotments from FY 2012 to FY 2013. 

TABLE 1—ACCOUNTING STATEMENT: 

CLASSIFICATION OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES, FROM THE FY 2012 TO

FY 2013 

[in Millions] 

Category Transfers 

Annualized Monetized 

Transfers.

$182 

From Whom To 

Whom?.

Federal Government 

to States. 

Congressional Review Act 

This proposed regulation is subject to 

the Congressional Review Act 

provisions of the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) and has been 

transmitted to the Congress and the 

Comptroller General for review. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Executive Order 12866, this notice was 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance 

Program) 

Dated: June 20, 2013. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

Dated: July 19, 2013. 

Kathleen Sebelius, 

Secretary, Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

Addendum 

This addendum contains the charts 1 

through 4 (preceded by associated keys) 

that are referred to in the preamble of 

this notice. 

Key to Chart 1. Final DSH Allotments 

for FY 2012 

KEY TO CHART 1—FINAL DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR FY 2012. 

[The Final FY 2012 DSH allotments for the non-low DSH States are presented in the top section of this chart, and the final FY 2012 DSH 

allotments for the low-DSH States are presented in the bottom section of this chart] 

Column Description 

Column A .......... State. 

Column B .......... FY 2012 FMAPs. This column contains the states’ FY 2012 Federal Medical Assistance Percentages. 

Column C ......... Prior FY (2011) DSH Allotments. This column contains the states’ prior FY 2011 DSH Allotments as would be determined 

without the application of section 5002 of ARRA. 

Column D ......... Prior Fiscal Year (FY 2011) Allotment x (100% + Percentage Increase in CPI–U): 102.6%. This column contains the amount 

in Column D increased by 1 plus the percentage increase in the CPI–U for the prior FY (2.6 percent). 

Column E .......... FY 2012 TC MAP Exp. Including DSH.This column contains the amount of the states’ FY 2012 total computable (TC) medical 

assistance expenditures including DSH expenditures. 

Column F .......... FY 2012 TC DSH Expenditures. This column contains the amount of the states’ FY 2012 total computable DSH expenditures. 

Column G ......... FY 2012 TC MAP Exp. Net of DSH. This column contains the amount of the states’ projected FY 2012 total computable medical assistance expenditures net of DSH expenditures, calculated as the amount in Column E minus the amount in Column 

F. 

Column H ......... 12% Amount. This column contains the amount of the ‘‘12 percent limit’’ in federal share for the fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of section 1923(f)(3) of the Act. 

Column I ........... Greater of FY 2011 Allotment or 12% Limit. This column contains the greater of the state’s prior FY (FY 2011) DSH allotment 

or the amount of the 12% Limit, determined as the maximum of the amount in Column C or Column I. 

Column J .......... FY 2012 DSH Allotment. This column contains the states’ final FY 2012 DSH allotments, determined as the minimum of the 

amount in Column I or Column D. 

For states with ‘‘na’’ in Columns I or D, refer to the footnotes in the chart. 


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CHART 1—FINAL DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR

FISCAL

YEAR: 2012 

State FY 2012 FMAPs (percent) Prior FY (2011) al- lotments 

Prior Fiscal Year 

(FY 2011) Allotment (Col C × 

100% + Pct Increases in CPIU: 

FY 2012 TC MAP 

Exp. Including 

DSH 

FY 2012 TC DSH 

Expenditures 

FY 2012 TC MAP 

Exp. Net of DSH 

Col E–F 

‘‘12% Amount’’ 

=Col G × .12/(1- 

.12/ B)* 

(In FS) 

Greater of Col H 

OR Col C 

(12% Limit, 

FY2011 Allotment) 

2012 

FY 2012 DSH Allotment 

MIN Col D, Col I 

102.6% 

A B C D E F G H I J 

ALABAMA ......................... 68.62% $307,525,116 $315,520,769 $4,980,627,414 $458,470,904 $4,522,156,510 $657,669,473 $657,669,473 $315,520,769 ARIZONA .......................... 67.30 101,258,270 103,890,985 7,902,936,657 194,651,219 7,708,285,438 1,125,716,333 1,125,716,333 103,890,985 CALIFORNIA .................... 50.00 1,096,339,537 1,124,844,365 48,965,395,434 2,101,502,957 46,863,892,477 7,399,561,970 7,399,561,970 1,124,844,365 COLORADO ..................... 50.00 92,507,555 94,912,751 4,686,399,553 189,455,472 4,496,944,081 710,043,802 710,043,802 94,912,751 CONNECTICUT ................ 50.00 200,016,335 205,216,760 6,463,271,670 478,109,955 5,985,161,715 945,025,534 945,025,534 205,216,760 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 70.00 61,255,002 62,847,632 2,099,098,380 61,103,120 2,037,995,260 295,157,934 295,157,934 62,847,632 FLORIDA .......................... 56.04 200,016,335 205,216,760 17,794,004,730 365,483,097 17,428,521,633 2,661,292,513 2,661,292,513 205,216,760 GEORGIA ......................... 66.16 268,771,950 275,760,021 8,299,066,366 415,817,421 7,883,248,945 1,155,588,811 1,155,588,811 275,760,021 HAWAII/1 .......................... na na na na na na na na 10,000,000 ILLINOIS ........................... 50.00 215,017,560 220,608,017 13,216,199,698 443,954,241 12,772,245,457 2,016,670,335 2,016,670,335 220,608,017 INDIANA ........................... 66.96 213,767,459 219,325,413 7,450,053,558 -1,293,679 7,451,347,237 1,089,393,474 1,089,393,474 219,325,413 KANSAS ........................... 56.91 41,253,369 42,325,957 2,633,525,501 74,168,771 2,559,356,730 389,186,350 389,186,350 42,325,957 KENTUCKY ...................... 71.18 145,011,843 148,782,151 5,564,881,723 208,470,796 5,356,410,927 773,104,420 773,104,420 148,782,151 LOUISIANA/2 .................... na na na na na na na na 731,960,000 MAINE ............................... 63.27 105,008,576 107,738,799 2,369,701,164 41,241,661 2,328,459,503 344,813,652 344,813,652 107,738,799 MARYLAND ...................... 50.00 76,256,228 78,238,890 7,564,182,204 36,324,863 7,527,857,341 1,188,609,054 1,188,609,054 78,238,890 MASSACHUSETTS .......... 50.00 305,024,911 312,955,559 12,660,753,340 0 12,660,753,340 1,999,066,317 1,999,066,317 312,955,559 MICHIGAN ........................ 66.14 265,021,644 271,912,207 12,377,302,267 276,022,328 12,101,279,939 1,774,019,923 1,774,019,923 271,912,207 MISSISSIPPI ..................... 74.18 152,512,455 156,477,779 4,432,068,902 210,532,157 4,221,536,745 604,349,172 604,349,172 156,477,779 MISSOURI ........................ 63.45 473,788,694 486,107,200 8,620,708,926 755,588,598 7,865,120,328 1,163,946,087 1,163,946,087 486,107,200 NEVADA ........................... 56.20 46,253,777 47,456,375 1,730,509,323 85,540,193 1,644,969,130 250,988,050 250,988,050 47,456,375 NEW HAMPSHIRE ........... 50.00 160,111,598 164,274,500 1,174,440,051 41,992,778 1,132,447,273 178,807,464 178,807,464 164,274,500 NEW JERSEY .................. 50.00 643,802,579 660,541,446 10,263,014,973 1,242,812,460 9,020,202,513 1,424,242,502 1,424,242,502 660,541,446 NEW YORK ...................... 50.00 1,606,381,192 1,648,147,103 51,477,488,275 3,250,438,690 48,227,049,585 7,614,797,303 7,614,797,303 1,648,147,103 NORTH CAROLINA .......... 65.28 295,024,095 302,694,721 12,074,012,547 310,365,066 11,763,647,481 1,729,574,116 1,729,574,116 302,694,721 OHIO ................................. 64.15 406,283,181 416,846,544 16,241,807,775 544,474,576 15,697,333,199 2,317,125,042 2,317,125,042 416,846,544 PENNSYLVANIA .............. 55.07 561,295,840 575,889,532 20,215,741,634 1,161,609,171 19,054,132,463 2,923,550,707 2,923,550,707 575,889,532 RHODE ISLAND ............... 52.12 65,005,309 66,695,447 1,841,508,177 127,714,099 1,713,794,078 267,167,340 267,167,340 66,695,447 SOUTH CAROLINA .......... 70.24 327,526,749 336,042,444 4,611,047,760 457,157,861 4,153,889,899 601,172,857 601,172,857 336,042,444 TENNESSEE/1 ................. na na na na na na na na 123,562,982 TEXAS .............................. 58.22 956,328,103 981,192,634 27,523,481,436 1,515,965,665 26,007,515,771 3,931,174,993 3,931,174,993 981,192,634 VERMONT ........................ 57.58 22,501,838 23,086,886 1,332,991,907 37,448,781 1,295,543,126 196,395,015 196,395,015 23,086,886 VIRGINIA .......................... 50.00 87,614,730 89,892,713 6,806,627,571 214,541,182 6,592,086,389 1,040,855,746 1,040,855,746 89,892,713 WASHINGTON ................. 50.00 185,015,110 189,825,503 7,452,641,090 392,480,601 7,060,160,489 1,114,762,182 1,114,762,182 189,825,503 WEST VIRGINIA ............... 72.62 67,505,513 69,260,656 2,772,398,537 75,461,531 2,696,937,006 387,696,929 387,696,929 69,260,656 

TOTAL ....................... .............................. 9,751,002,453 10,004,528,517 343,597,888,543 15,767,606,535 327,830,282,008 50,271,525,401 50,271,525,401 10,870,051,501 

LOW DSH STATES 

ALASKA ............................ 50.00 20,371,357 20,901,012 1,323,188,957 19,859,459 1,303,329,498 205,788,868 205,788,868 20,901,012 ARKANSAS ...................... 70.71 43,141,306 44,262,980 4,105,082,591 61,447,395 4,043,635,196 584,415,830 584,415,830 44,262,980 DELAWARE ...................... 54.17 9,053,936 9,289,338 1,484,381,209 12,647,971 1,471,733,238 226,863,997 226,863,997 9,289,338 IDAHO ............................... 70.23 16,438,844 16,866,254 1,420,520,599 23,407,154 1,397,113,445 202,203,559 202,203,559 16,866,254 IOWA ................................ 60.71 39,384,356 40,408,349 3,416,666,341 51,985,041 3,364,681,300 503,230,881 503,230,881 40,408,349 MINNESOTA ..................... 50.00 74,694,976 76,637,045 8,661,424,765 47,645,449 8,613,779,316 1,360,070,418 1,360,070,418 76,637,045 MONTANA ........................ 66.11 11,351,703 11,646,847 965,777,404 17,086,812 948,690,592 139,089,858 139,089,858 11,646,847 NEBRASKA ...................... 56.64 28,300,533 29,036,347 1,675,943,349 41,928,603 1,634,014,746 248,791,923 248,791,923 29,036,347 NEW MEXICO .................. 69.36 20,371,357 20,901,012 3,420,434,313 56,394,276 3,364,040,037 488,137,692 488,137,692 20,901,012 NORTH DAKOTA ............. 55.40 9,552,761 9,801,133 732,046,343 1,163,524 730,882,819 111,956,428 111,956,428 9,801,133 OKLAHOMA ...................... 63.88 36,215,744 37,157,353 4,397,686,300 36,151,183 4,361,535,117 644,444,557 644,444,557 37,157,353 OREGON .......................... 62.91 45,269,681 46,446,693 4,542,895,184 69,278,705 4,473,616,479 663,371,155 663,371,155 46,446,693 SOUTH DAKOTA ............. 59.13 11,045,549 11,332,733 740,258,203 751,299 739,506,904 111,335,565 111,335,565 11,332,733 UTAH ................................ 70.99 19,619,586 20,129,695 1,870,691,982 32,876,938 1,837,815,044 265,400,556 265,400,556 20,129,695 WISCONSIN ..................... 60.53 94,540,543 96,998,597 6,978,470,509 101,257 6,978,369,252 1,044,469,048 1,044,469,048 96,998,597 


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WYOMING ........................ 50.00 226,348 232,233 518,211,253 452,696 517,758,557 81,751,351 81,751,351 232,233 

TOTAL LOW DSH 

STATES ................. .............................. $479,578,580 $492,047,623 $46,253,679,302 $473,177,762 $45,780,501,540 $6,881,321,686 $6,881,321,686 $492,047,621 

TOTAL ................ .............................. $10,230,581,033 $10,496,576,140 $389,851,567,845 $16,240,784,297 $373,610,783,548 $57,152,847,088 $57,152,847,088 $11,362,099,122 

1 Hawaii and Tennessee DSH allotments are determined under section 1923(f)(6) of the Act. Under this provision, for FY 2012, Tennessee’s DSH payments are limited to $70,108,895 and Hawaii’s DSH allotment is 

limited to $10,000,000. 2FY 2012 DSH allotment for Louisiana determined under the provisions of section 1903(f)(3)(C) and (D) of the Act. 


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Key to Chart 2. Preliminary DSH 

Allotments for FY 2013 

KEY TO CHART 2—PRELIMINARY DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR: 2013 

[The Preliminary FY 2013 DSH allotments for the non-low DSH States are presented in the top section of this chart, and thepreliminary FY 2013 

DSH allotments for the low-DSH States are presented in the bottom section of this chart] 

Column Description 

Column A .......... State. 

Column B .......... FY 2013 FMAPs. This column contains the States’ FY 2013 Federal Medical Assistance Percentages. 

Column C ......... Prior FY (2012) DSH Allotments. This column contains the States’ prior FY 2012 DSH Allotments. 

Column D ......... Prior FY (2012) DSH Allotments (Col C) × (100% + Percentage Increase in CPIU): 102.4%. This column contains the amount 

in Column D increased by 1 plus the estimated percentage increase in the CPI–U for the prior FY (102.4 percent). 

Column E .......... FY 2013 TC MAP Exp. Including DSH. This column contains the amount of the States’ projected FY 2013 total computable 

(TC) medical assistance expenditures including DSH expenditures. 

Column F .......... FY 2013 TC DSH Expenditures. This column contains the amount of the States’ projected FY 2013 total computable DSH expenditures. 

Column G ......... FY 2013 TC MAP Exp. Net of DSH. This column contains the amount of the States’ projected FY 2013 total computable medical assistance expenditures net of DSH expenditures, calculated as the amount in Column E minus the amount in Column 

F. 

Column H ......... 12% Amount. This column contains the amount of the ‘‘12 percent limit’’ in Federal share, determined in accordance with the 

provisions of section 1923(f)(3) of the Act. 

Column I ........... Greater of FY 2012 Allotment or 12% Limit. This column contains the greater of the State’s prior FY (FY 2012) DSH allotment 

or the amount of the 12% Limit, determined as the maximum of the amount in Column C or Column H. 

Column J .......... FY 2013 DSH Allotment. This column contains the States’ preliminary FY 2013 DSH allotments, determined as the minimum 

of the amount in Column I or Column D. 

For states with ‘‘na’’ in Columns I or D, refer to the footnotes in the chart. 


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CHART 2—PRELIMINARY DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR

FISCAL

YEAR: 2013 

State FY 2013 FMAPs Prior FY (2012) DSH allotments 

Prior FY (2012) 

DSH allotment 

(Col C) × 100% + 

Pct Increase in 

CPIU: 

FY 2013 TC MAP 

Exp. including 

DSH 

FY 2013 TC DSH 

Expenditures 

FY 2013 TC MAP 

EXP. Net Of DSH 

(Col E ¥ F) 

‘‘12% Amouunt’’ = 

Col G × .12/(1 ¥ 

12/Col B)* 

(In FS) 

Greater of Col H 

Or Col C 

12% Limit, FY 

2012 Allotment) 

2013 

FY 2013 DSH Allotment 

MIN Col I, Col D 

102.4% 

A B C D E F G H I J 

ALABAMA ......................... 68.53% $315,520,769 $323,093,267 $5,329,850,000 $471,003,000 $4,858,847,000 $706,832,022 $706,832,022 $323,093,267 ARIZONA .......................... 65.68 103,890,985 106,384,369 8,671,536,000 213,742,000 8,457,794,000 1,241,820,961 1,241,820,961 106,384,369 CALIFORNIA .................... 50.00 1,124,844,365 1,151,840,630 66,298,257,000 919,513,000 65,378,744,000 10,322,959,579 10,322,959,579 1,151,840,630 COLORADO ..................... 50.00 94,912,751 97,190,657 5,051,411,000 192,614,000 4,858,797,000 767,178,474 767,178,474 97,190,657 CONNECTICUT ................ 50.00 205,216,760 210,141,962 6,431,510,000 290,445,000 6,141,065,000 969,641,842 969,641,842 210,141,962 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 70.00 62,847,632 64,355,975 2,263,613,000 57,226,000 2,206,387,000 319,545,703 319,545,703 64,355,975 FLORIDA .......................... 58.08 205,216,760 210,141,962 19,230,077,000 383,399,000 18,846,678,000 2,850,560,048 2,850,560,048 210,141,962 GEORGIA ......................... 65.56 275,760,021 282,378,262 8,369,129,000 415,995,000 7,953,134,000 1,168,201,938 1,168,201,938 282,378,262 ILLINOIS ........................... 50.00 220,608,017 225,902,609 15,891,835,000 492,771,000 15,399,064,000 2,431,431,158 2,431,431,158 225,902,609 INDIANA ........................... 67.16 219,325,413 224,589,223 8,205,160,000 296,676,000 7,908,484,000 1,155,475,965 1,155,475,965 224,589,223 KANSAS ........................... 56.51 42,325,957 43,341,780 2,631,311,000 75,425,000 2,555,886,000 389,395,061 389,395,061 43,341,780 KENTUCKY ...................... 70.55 148,782,151 152,352,923 6,003,011,000 207,429,000 5,795,582,000 838,008,492 838,008,492 152,352,923 LOUISIANA/3 .................... na na na na na na na na 731,960,000 MAINE ............................... 62.57 107,738,799 110,324,530 2,411,890,000 38,474,000 2,373,416,000 352,393,844 352,393,844 110,324,530 MARYLAND ...................... 50.00 78,238,890 80,116,623 7,990,885,000 28,789,000 7,962,096,000 1,257,173,053 1,257,173,053 80,116,623 MASSACHUSETTS .......... 50.00 312,955,559 320,466,492 14,457,969,000 0 14,457,969,000 2,282,837,211 2,282,837,211 320,466,492 MICHIGAN ........................ 66.39 271,912,207 278,438,100 13,054,597,000 489,458,000 12,565,139,000 1,840,484,453 1,840,484,453 278,438,100 MISSISSIPPI ..................... 73.43 156,477,779 160,233,246 4,938,125,000 306,480,000 4,631,645,000 664,369,251 664,369,251 160,233,246 MISSOURI ........................ 61.37 486,107,200 497,773,773 9,167,121,000 731,848,000 8,435,273,000 1,258,268,675 1,258,268,675 497,773,773 NEVADA ........................... 59.74 47,456,375 48,595,328 1,788,469,000 81,265,000 1,707,204,000 256,359,532 256,359,532 48,595,328 NEW HAMPSHIRE ........... 50.00 164,274,500 168,217,088 1,194,634,000 76,100,000 1,118,534,000 176,610,632 176,610,632 168,217,088 NEW JERSEY .................. 50.00 660,541,446 676,394,441 10,885,937,000 1,285,149,000 9,600,788,000 1,515,913,895 1,515,913,895 676,394,441 NEW YORK ...................... 50.00 1,648,147,103 1,687,702,633 60,543,793,000 3,138,550,000 57,405,243,000 9,063,985,737 9,063,985,737 1,687,702,633 NORTH CAROLINA .......... 65.51 302,694,721 309,959,394 12,152,941,000 348,212,000 11,804,729,000 1,734,242,863 1,734,242,863 309,959,394 OHIO ................................. 63.58 416,846,544 426,850,861 17,759,856,000 0 17,759,856,000 2,626,998,785 2,626,998,785 426,850,861 PENNSYLVANIA .............. 54.28 575,889,532 589,710,881 21,684,533,000 811,678,000 20,872,855,000 3,215,644,000 3,215,644,000 589,710,881 RHODE ISLAND ............... 51.26 66,695,447 68,296,138 2,138,378,000 133,105,000 2,005,273,000 314,183,272 314,183,272 68,296,138 SOUTH CAROLINA .......... 70.43 336,042,444 344,107,463 4,819,642,000 488,104,000 4,331,538,000 626,534,769 626,534,769 344,107,463 TENNESSEE/2 ................. na na na na na na na na 53,100,000 TEXAS .............................. 59.30 981,192,634 1,004,741,257 30,522,421,000 2,362,443,000 28,159,978,000 4,236,499,016 4,236,499,016 1,004,741,257 VERMONT ........................ 56.04 23,086,886 23,640,971 1,453,569,000 37,449,000 1,416,120,000 216,238,051 216,238,051 23,640,971 VIRGINIA .......................... 50.00 89,892,713 92,050,138 7,614,317,000 292,128,000 7,322,189,000 1,156,135,105 1,156,135,105 92,050,138 WASHINGTON ................. 50.00 189,825,503 194,381,315 7,263,797,000 408,769,000 6,855,028,000 1,082,372,842 1,082,372,842 194,381,315 WEST VIRGINIA ............... 72.04 69,260,656 70,922,912 3,049,170,000 70,185,000 2,978,985,000 428,926,208 428,926,208 70,922,912 

TOTAL ....................... 0.00 10,004,528,519 10,244,637,203 389,268,744,000 15,144,424,000 374,124,320,000 57,467,222,436 57,467,222,436 11,029,697,203 

LOW DSH 

STATES 

ALASKA ............................ 50.00 20,901,012 21,402,636 4,345,689,000 43,820,000 4,301,869,000 679,242,473.68 679,242,474 21,402,636 ARKANSAS ...................... 70.17 44,262,980 45,325,292 1,580,616,000 16,393,000 1,564,223,000 226,429,145 226,429,145 45,325,292 DELAWARE ...................... 55.67 9,289,338 9,512,282 1,656,878,000 19,283,000 1,637,595,000 250,510,411 250,510,411 9,512,282 HAWAII/1 .......................... 51.86 10,000,000 10,240,000 15,891,835,000 492,771,000 15,399,064,000 2,404,201,080.90 2,404,201,081 10,240,000 IDAHO ............................... 71.00 16,866,254 17,271,044 1,804,672,000 22,633,000 1,782,039,000 257,338,513.22 257,338,513 17,271,044 IOWA ................................ 59.59 40,408,349 41,378,149 3,701,627,000 53,705,000 3,647,922,000 548,131,133 548,131,133 41,378,149 MINNESOTA ..................... 50.00 76,637,045 78,476,334 9,033,277,000 127,149,000 8,906,128,000 1,406,230,737 1,406,230,737 78,476,334 MONTANA ........................ 66.00 11,646,847 11,926,371 1,035,493,000 18,023,000 1,017,470,000 149,228,933 149,228,933 11,926,371 NEBRASKA ...................... 55.76 29,036,347 29,733,219 1,982,015,000 40,798,000 1,941,217,000 296,825,210 296,825,210 29,733,219 NEW MEXICO .................. 69.07 20,901,012 21,402,636 3,663,793,000 21,380,000 3,642,413,000 528,995,548 528,995,548 21,402,636 NORTH DAKOTA ............. 52.27 9,801,133 10,036,360 783,683,000 1,474,000 782,209,000 121,835,802 121,835,802 10,036,360 OKLAHOMA ...................... 64.00 37,157,353 38,049,129 4,822,776,000 49,525,000 4,773,251,000 704,972,455 704,972,455 38,049,129 OREGON .......................... 62.44 46,446,693 47,561,414 5,261,131,000 100,645,000 5,160,486,000 766,583,852 766,583,852 47,561,414 SOUTH DAKOTA ............. 56.19 11,332,733 11,604,719 792,356,000 2,821,000 789,535,000 120,472,428 120,472,428 11,604,719 UTAH ................................ 69.61 20,129,695 20,612,808 2,104,256,000 29,583,000 2,074,673,000 300,818,582 300,818,582 20,612,808 WISCONSIN ..................... 59.74 96,998,597 99,326,563 7,576,743,000 159,936,000 7,416,807,000 1,113,732,845 1,113,732,845 99,326,563 


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CHART 2—PRELIMINARY DSH ALLOTMENTS FOR

FISCAL

YEAR: 2013—Continued 

State FY 2013 FMAPs Prior FY (2012) DSH allotments 

Prior FY (2012) 

DSH allotment 

(Col C) × 100% + 

Pct Increase in 

CPIU: 

FY 2013 TC MAP 

Exp. including 

DSH 

FY 2013 TC DSH 

Expenditures 

FY 2013 TC MAP 

EXP. Net Of DSH 

(Col E ¥ F) 

‘‘12% Amouunt’’ = 

Col G × .12/(1 ¥ 

12/Col B)* 

(In FS) 

Greater of Col H 

Or Col C 

12% Limit, FY 

2012 Allotment) 

2013 

FY 2013 DSH Allotment 

MIN Col I, Col D 

102.4% 

A B C D E F G H I J 

WYOMING ........................ 50.00 232,233 237,807 548,369,000 463,000 547,906,000 86,511,474 86,511,474 237,807 TOTAL LOW DSH 

STATES ........................ 0.00 502,047,621 514,096,764 66,585,209,000 1,200,402,000 65,384,807,000 9,962,060,622 9,962,060,622 514,096,763 

TOTAL ....................... 0.00 10,506,576,140 10,758,733,967 455,853,953,000 16,344,826,000 439,509,127,000 67,429,283,058 67,429,283,058 11,543,793,966 

FOOTNOTES: /1 Begining FY 2013, under section 1923(f)(6)(B)(II) of the Act, Hawaii’s DSH allotments are determined as for low-DSH states. This means its allotments are determined as for all States, by increasing the previous 

fiscal year allotment by the CPI–U for the previous fiscal year. 

/2 Tennessee’s DSH allotments are determined under section 1923(f)(6)(A)(v)(II) of the Act. Under this provision, Tennessee’s DSH payments for FY 2013 are limited to $53,100,000 /3 FY 2013 DSH allotment for Louisiana determined under the provisions of section 1903(f)(3)(C) and (D) of the Act. 


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Key to Chart 3. Final IMD DSH Limit for 

FY 2012 

KEY TO CHART 3—FINAL IMD DSH LIMIT FOR FY: 2012 

The final FY 2012 IMD DSH limits for the non-low DSH States are presented in the top section of this chart and the final FY 2012 IMD DSH 

Limits for the low-DSH States are presented in the bottom section of the chart] 

Column Description 

Column A .......... State. 

Column B .......... Inpatient Hospital Services FY 95 DSH Total Computable. This column contains the States’ total computable FY 1995 inpatient hospital DSH expenditures as reported on the Form CMS–64. 

Column C ......... IMD and Mental Health Services FY 95 DSH Total Computable. This column contains the total computable FY 1995 mental 

health facility DSH expenditures as reported on the Form CMS–64 as of January 1, 1997. 

Column D ......... Total Inpatient & IMD & Mental Health FY 95 DSH Total Computable, Col. B + C. This column contains the total computation 

of all inpatient hospital DSH expenditures and mental health facility DSH expenditures for FY 1995 as reported on the Form 

CMS–64 as of January 1, 1997 (representing the sum of Column B and Column C). 

Column E .......... Applicable Percent Col. C/D. This column contains the ‘‘applicable percentage’’ representing the total Computable FY 1995 

mental health facility DSH expenditures divided by total computable all inpatient hospital and mental health facility DSH expenditures for FY 1995 (the amount in Column C divided by the amount in Column D) Per section 1923(h)(2)(A)(ii)(III) Of 

the Act, for FYs after FY 2002, the applicable Percentage can be no greater than 33 percent. 

Column F .......... FY 2012 Federal Share DSH Allotment. This column contains the states’ final FY 2012 DSH allotments. 

Column G ......... FY 2012 FMAP. 

Column H ......... FY 2012 DSH Allotments in Total Computable Col. F/G. This column contains States’ FY 2012 total computable DSH allotment (determined as Column F/Column G). 

Column I ........... Col E × Col H in TC. This column contains the applicable percent of FY 2012 total computable DSH allotment (calculated as 

the percentage in Column E multiplied by the amount in Column H) 

Column J .......... FY 2012 TC IMD DSH Limit. Lesser of Col. C or I. This column contains the total computable amount of the FY 2012 TC IMD 

DSH Limit equal to the lesser of the amount in Column C or Column I. 

Column K .......... FY 2012 IMD DSH Limit in Federal Share, Col. G × J. This column contains the FY 2012 federal share IMD DSH limit determined by converting the total computable FY 2012 IMD DSH Limit from Column J into a federal share amount by multiplying it by the FY 2012 FMAP in Column G. 


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CHART 3—FINAL IMD DSH LIMIT FOR FY: 2012 

State 

Impatient hospital service for 

FY 95 DSH total 

computable 

IMD and mental 

health services 

FY 95 DSH total 

computable 

Total inpatient & 

IMD and mental 

health FY 95 

DSH total computable 

Col B + C 

Applicable percent 

Col C/D 

FY 2012 Allotment 

in FS 

FY 2012 FMAP 

FY 2012 Allotments In TC 

Col F/G 

CoL E x Col H In 

TC 

FY 2012 

TC IMD Limit 

(Lesser Of Col 1 

or Col C) 

2012 

FY 2012 

IMD Limit in FS 

Col G x J 

A B C D E F G H I J K 

ALABAMA ........... 413,006,229 4,451,770 417,457,999 1.07% 315,520,769 68.62% 459,808,757 4,903,398 4,451,770 3,054,805 ARIZONA ............ 93,916,100 28,474,900 122,391,000 23.27% 103,890,985 67.30% 154,369,963 35,914,971 28,474,900 19,163,608 CALIFORNIA ...... 2,189,879,543 1,555,919 2,191,435,462 0.07% 1,124,844,365 50.00% 2,249,688,730 1,597,279 1,555,919 777,960 COLORADO ....... 173,900,441 594,776 174,495,217 0.34% 94,912,751 50.00% 189,825,502 647,030 594,776 297,388 CONNECTICUT .. 303,359,275 105,573,725 408,933,000 25.82% 205,216,760 50.00% 410,433,520 105,961,112 105,573,725 52,786,863 DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA ...... 39,532,234 6,545,136 46,077,370 14.20% 62,847,632 70.00% 89,782,331 12,753,279 6,545,136 4,581,595 

FLORIDA ............ 184,468,014 149,714,986 334,183,000 33.00% 205,216,760 56.04% 366,196,931 120,844,987 120,844,987 67,721,531GEORGIA ........... 407,343,557 0 407,343,557 0.00% 275,760,021 66.16% 416,807,771 0 0 0 HAWAII ............... 0 0 0 0.00% 10,000,000 50.48% 19,809,826 0 0 0 ILLINOIS ............. 315,868,508 89,408,276 405,276,784 22.06% 220,608,017 50.00% 441,216,034 97,336,849 89,408,276 44,704,138 INDIANA ............. 79,960,783 153,566,302 233,527,085 33.00% 219,325,413 66.96% 327,546,913 108,090,481 108,090,481 72,377,386KANSAS ............. 11,587,208 76,663,508 88,250,716 33.00% 42,325,957 56.91% 74,373,497 24,543,254 24,543,254 13,967,566 KENTUCKY ........ 158,804,908 37,443,073 196,247,981 19.08% 148,782,151 71.18% 209,022,409 39,880,366 37,443,073 26,651,979 LOUISIANA ......... 1,078,512,169 132,917,149 1,211,429,318 10.97% 731,960,000 61.09% 1,198,166,639 131,461,977 131,461,977 80,310,122 MAINE ................. 99,957,958 60,958,342 160,916,300 33.00% 107,738,799 63.27% 170,284,177 56,193,779 56,193,779 35,553,804 MARYLAND ........ 22,226,467 120,873,531 143,099,998 33.00% 78,238,890 50.00% 156,477,780 51,637,667 51,637,667 25,818,834 MASSACHUSETTS ............. 469,653,946 105,635,054 575,289,000 18.36% 312,955,559 50.00% 625,911,118 114,930,330 105,635,054 52,817,527 MICHIGAN .......... 133,258,800 304,765,552 438,024,352 33.00% 271,912,207 66.14% 411,116,128 135,668,322 135,668,322 89,731,028 MISSISSIPPI ....... 182,608,033 0 182,608,033 0.00% 156,477,779 74.18% 210,943,353 0 0 0 MISSOURI .......... 521,946,524 207,234,618 729,181,142 28.42% 486,107,200 63.45% 766,126,399 217,734,528 207,234,618 131,490,365NEVADA ............. 73,560,000 0 73,560,000 0.00% 47,456,375 56.20% 84,441,948 0 0 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE ............. 92,675,916 94,753,948 187,429,864 33.00% 164,274,500 50.00% 328,549,000 108,421,170 94,753,948 47,376,974 NEW JERSEY .... 736,742,539 357,370,461 1,094,113,000 32.66% 660,541,446 50.00% 1,321,082,892 431,505,706 357,370,461 178,685,231NEW YORK ........ 2,418,869,368 605,000,000 3,023,869,368 20.01% 1,648,147,103 50.00% 3,296,294,206 659,505,340 605,000,000 302,500,000 NORTH CAROLINA ................ 193,201,966 236,072,627 429,274,593 33.00% 302,694,721 65.28% 463,686,766 153,016,633 153,016,633 99,889,258 OHIO ................... 535,731,956 93,432,758 629,164,714 14.85% 416,846,544 64.15% 649,799,757 96,497,121 93,432,758 59,937,114 PENNSYLVANIA 388,207,319 579,199,682 967,407,001 33.00% 575,889,532 55.07% 1,045,740,933 345,094,508 345,094,508 190,043,546 RHODE ISLAND 108,503,167 2,397,833 110,901,000 2.16% 66,695,447 52.12% 127,965,171 2,766,784 2,397,833 1,249,751 SOUTH CAROLINA ................ 366,681,364 72,076,341 438,757,705 16.43% 336,042,444 70.24% 478,420,336 78,591,867 72,076,341 50,626,422 TENNESSEE ...... 0 0 0 0.00% 123,562,982 66.36% 186,200,998 0 0 0 TEXAS ................ 1,220,515,401 292,513,592 1,513,028,993 19.33% 981,192,634 58.22% 1,685,318,849 325,822,355 292,513,592 170,301,413 VERMONT .......... 19,979,252 9,071,297 29,050,549 31.23% 23,086,886 57.58% 40,095,321 12,520,127 9,071,297 5,223,253 VIRGINIA ............ 129,313,480 7,770,268 137,083,748 5.67% 89,892,713 50.00% 179,785,426 10,190,712 7,770,268 3,885,134 WASHINGTON ... 171,725,815 163,836,435 335,562,250 33.00% 189,825,503 50.00% 379,651,006 125,284,832 125,284,832 62,642,416 WEST VIRGINIA 66,962,606 18,887,045 85,849,651 22.00% 69,260,656 72.62% 95,374,079 20,982,433 18,887,045 13,715,772 

TOTAL ......... 13,402,460,846 4,118,758,904 17,521,219,750 ............................ 10,870,051,501 ............................ 19,310,314,466 3,630,299,198 3,392,027,231 1,907,882,783 

.

LOW DSH STATES 

ALASKA .............. 2,506,827 17,611,765 20,118,592 33.00% 20,901,012 50.00% 41,802,024 13,794,668 13,794,668 6,897,334 ARKANSAS ........ 2,422,649 819,351 3,242,000 25.27% 44,262,980 70.71% 62,597,907 15,820,376 819,351 579,363 DELAWARE ........ 0 7,069,000 7,069,000 33.00% 9,289,338 54.17% 17,148,492 5,659,002 5,659,002 3,065,482 IDAHO ................. 2,081,429 0 2,081,429 0.00% 16,866,254 70.23% 24,015,740 0 0 0 IOWA .................. 12,011,250 0 12,011,250 0.00% 40,408,349 60.71% 66,559,626 0 0 0 MINNESOTA ....... 24,240,000 5,257,214 29,497,214 17.82% 76,637,045 50.00% 153,274,090 27,317,654 5,257,214 2,628,607 MONTANA .......... 237,048 0 237,048 0.00% 11,646,847 66.11% 17,617,376 0 0 0 NEBRASKA ........ 6,449,102 1,811,337 8,260,439 21.93% 29,036,347 56.64% 51,264,737 11,241,257 1,811,337 1,025,941 NEW MEXICO .... 6,490,015 254,786 6,744,801 3.78% 20,901,012 69.36% 30,134,100 1,138,321 254,786 176,720 NORTH DAKOTA 214,523 988,478 1,203,001 33.00% 9,801,133 55.40% 17,691,576 5,838,220 988,478 547,617 


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OKLAHOMA ........ 20,019,969 3,273,248 23,293,217 14.05% 37,157,353 63.88% 58,167,428 8,173,900 3,273,248 2,090,951 OREGON ............ 11,437,908 19,975,092 31,413,000 33.00% 46,446,693 62.91% 73,830,381 24,364,026 19,975,092 12,566,330 SOUTH DAKOTA 321,120 751,299 1,072,419 33.00% 11,332,733 59.13% 19,165,792 6,324,711 751,299 444,243 UTAH .................. 3,621,116 934,586 4,555,702 20.51% 20,129,695 70.99% 28,355,677 5,817,066 934,586 663,463 WISCONSIN ....... 6,609,524 4,492,011 11,101,535 33.00% 96,998,597 60.53% 160,248,797 52,882,103 4,492,011 2,719,014 WYOMING .......... 0 0 0 0.00% 232,233 50.00% 464,466 0 0 0 

TOTAL LOW 

DSH STATES ... 98,662,480 63,238,167 161,900,647 ............................ 492,047,621 ............................ 822,338,209 178,371,303 58,011,072 33,405,065 

TOTAL .. 13,501,123,326 4,181,997,071 17,683,120,397 ............................ 11,362,099,122 ............................ 20,132,652,675 3,808,670,501 3,450,038,303 1,941,287,848 


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Key to Chart 4. Preliminary IMD DSH 

Limit for FY 2013 

KEY TO CHART 4—PRELIMINARY IMD DSH LIMIT FOR FY: 2013 

[The preliminary FY 2013 IMD DSH Limits for the non-low DSH States are presented in the top section of this chart and the preliminary FY 2013 

IMD DSH limits for the low-DSH States are presented in the bottom section of the chart] 

Column Description 

Column A .......... State. 

Column B .......... Inpatient Hospital Services FY 95 DSH Total Computable. 

........................... This column contains the States’ total computable FY 

........................... 1995 inpatient hospital DSH expenditures as reported on the 

........................... Form CMS–64. 

Column C ......... IMD and Mental Health Services FY 95 DSH Total Computable. This column contains the total computable FY 1995 mental 

health facility DSH expenditures as reported on the Form CMS–64 as of January 1, 1997. 

Column D ......... Total Inpatient Hospital & IMD & Mental Health FY 95 DSH Total Computable, Col. B + C. This column contains the total 

computation of all inpatient hospital DSH expenditures and mental health facility DSH expenditures for FY 1995 as reported 

on the Form CMS–64 as of January 1, 1997 (representing the sum of Column B and Column C). 

Column E .......... Applicable Percentage, Col. C/D. This column contains the ‘‘applicable percentage’’ representing the total Computable FY 

1995 mental health facility DSH expenditures divided by total computable all inpatient hospital and mental health facility 

DSH expenditures for FY 1995 (the amount in Column C divided by the amount in Column D) Per section 

1923(h)(2)(A)(ii)(III) Of the Act, for FYs after FY 2002, the applicable Percentage can be no greater than 33 percent. 

Column F .......... FY 2013 Federal Share DSH Allotment. This column contains the states’ preliminary FY 2012 DSH allotments. 

Column G ......... FY 2013 FMAP. 

Column H ......... FY 2013 DSH Allotments in Total Computable, Col. F/G. This column contains states’ FY 2013 total computable DSH allotment (determined as Column F/Column G). 

Column I ........... Applicable Percentage Applied to FY 2013 Allotments in TC, Col E x Col H. This column contains the applicable percentage 

of FY 2013 total computable DSH allotment (calculated as the percentage in Column E multiplied by the amount in Column 

H). 

Column J .......... FY 2013 TC IMD DSH Limit. Lesser of Col. I or C. This column contains the total computable FY 2013 TC IMD DSH Limit 

equal to the lesser of the amount in Column I or Column C. 

Column K .......... FY 2013 IMD DSH Limit in Federal Share, Col. G x J. This column contains the FY 2013 Federal Share IMD DSH limit determined by converting the total computable FY 2013 IMD DSH Limit from Column J into a federal share amount by multiplying it by the FY 2013 FMAP in Column G. 


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CHART 4—PRELIMINARY IMD DSH LIMIT FOR FY: 2013 

State 

Inpatient hospital 

services FY 95 

DSH total computable 

IMD and mental 

health services 

FY 95 DSH total 

computable 

Total inpatient & 

IMD & mental 

health FY 95 

DSH total computable 

Col B + C 

Applicable percentage 

Col C/D 

FY 2013 

Allotment 

in FS 

FY 2013 

FMAPs 

FY 2013 

Allotments 

in TC 

Col F/G 

Applicable percentage 

applied to FY 

2013 

allotments in TC 

Col E × Col H 

FY 2013 

TC IMD Limit 

(lesser of Col I or 

Col C) 

2013 

FY 2013 

IMD Limit in FS 

Col G × J 

A B C D E F G H I J K 

ALABAMA ........... $413,006,229 $4,451,770 $417,457,999 1.07 $323,093,267 68.53 $471,462,523 $5,027,674 $4,451,770 $3,050,798 ARIZONA ............ 93,916,100 28,474,900 122,391,000 23.27 106,384,369 65.68 161,973,765 37,684,035 28,474,900 18,702,314 CALIFORNIA ...... 2,189,879,543 1,555,919 2,191,435,462 0.07 1,151,840,630 50.00 2,303,681,260 1,635,614 1,555,919 777,960 COLORADO ....... 173,900,441 594,776 174,495,217 0.34 97,190,657 50.00 194,381,314 662,559 594,776 297,388 CONNECTICUT .. 303,359,275 105,573,725 408,933,000 25.82 210,141,962 50.00 420,283,924 108,504,179 105,573,725 52,786,863 DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA ...... 39,532,234 6,545,136 46,077,370 14.20 64,355,975 70.00 91,937,107 13,059,358 6,545,136 4,581,595 

FLORIDA ............ 184,468,014 149,714,986 334,183,000 33.00 210,141,962 58.08 361,814,673 119,398,842 119,398,842 69,346,847 GEORGIA ........... 407,343,557 0 407,343,557 0.00 282,378,262 65.56 430,717,300 0 0 0 ILLINOIS ............. 315,868,508 89,408,276 405,276,784 22.06 225,902,609 50.00 451,805,218 99,672,933 89,408,276 44,704,138 INDIANA ............. 79,960,783 153,566,302 233,527,085 33.00 224,589,223 67.16 334,409,206 110,355,038 110,355,038 74,114,444 KANSAS ............. 11,587,208 76,663,508 88,250,716 33.00 43,341,780 56.51 76,697,540 25,310,188 25,310,188 14,302,787 KENTUCKY ........ 158,804,908 37,443,073 196,247,981 19.08 152,352,923 70.55 215,950,281 41,202,167 37,443,073 26,416,088 LOUISIANA ......... 1,078,512,169 132,917,149 1,211,429,318 10.97 731,960,000 61.24 1,195,231,875 131,139,977 131,139,977 80,310,122 MAINE ................. 99,957,958 60,958,342 160,916,300 33.00 110,324,530 62.57 176,321,768 58,186,183 58,186,183 36,407,095 MARYLAND ........ 22,226,467 120,873,531 143,099,998 33.00 80,116,623 50.00 160,233,246 52,876,971 52,876,971 26,438,486 MASSACHUSETTS ............. 469,653,946 105,635,054 575,289,000 18.36 320,466,492 50.00 640,932,984 117,688,658 105,635,054 52,817,527 MICHIGAN .......... 133,258,800 304,765,552 438,024,352 33.00 278,438,100 66.39 419,397,650 138,401,225 138,401,225 91,884,573 MISSISSIPPI ....... 182,608,033 0 182,608,033 0.00 160,233,246 73.43 218,212,238 0 0 0 MISSOURI .......... 521,946,524 207,234,618 729,181,142 28.42 497,773,773 61.37 811,102,775 230,516,896 207,234,618 127,179,885 NEVADA ............. 73,560,000 0 73,560,000 0.00 48,595,328 59.74 81,344,707 0 0 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE ............. 92,675,916 94,753,948 187,429,864 33.00 168,217,088 50.00 336,434,176 111,023,278 94,753,948 47,376,974 NEW JERSEY .... 736,742,539 357,370,461 1,094,113,000 32.66 676,394,441 50.00 1,352,788,882 441,861,843 357,370,461 178,685,231 NEW YORK ........ 2,418,869,368 605,000,000 3,023,869,368 20.01 1,687,702,633 50.00 3,375,405,266 675,333,468 605,000,000 302,500,000 NORTH CAROLINA ................ 193,201,966 236,072,627 429,274,593 33.00 309,959,394 65.51 473,148,212 156,138,910 156,138,910 102,286,600OHIO ................... 535,731,956 93,432,758 629,164,714 14.85 426,850,861 63.58 671,360,272 99,698,919 93,432,758 59,404,548 PENNSYLVANIA 388,207,319 579,199,682 967,407,001 33.00 589,710,881 54.28 1,086,423,878 358,519,880 358,519,880 194,604,591 RHODE ISLAND 108,503,167 2,397,833 110,901,000 2.16 68,296,138 51.26 133,234,760 2,880,720 2,397,833 1,229,129 SOUTH CAROLINA ................ 366,681,364 72,076,341 438,757,705 16.43 344,107,463 70.43 488,580,808 80,260,965 72,076,341 50,763,367 TENNESSEE ...... 0 0 0 0.00 53,100,000 66.13 80,296,386 0 0 0 TEXAS ................ 1,220,515,401 292,513,592 1,513,028,993 19.33 1,004,741,257 59.30 1,694,336,015 327,565,642 292,513,592 173,460,560 VERMONT .......... 19,979,252 9,071,297 29,050,549 31.23 23,640,971 56.04 42,185,887 13,172,925 9,071,297 5,083,555 VIRGINIA ............ 129,313,480 7,770,268 137,083,748 5.67 92,050,138 50.00 184,100,276 10,435,289 7,770,268 3,885,134 WASHINGTON ... 171,725,815 163,836,435 335,562,250 33.00 194,381,315 50.00 388,762,630 128,291,668 128,291,668 64,145,834 WEST VIRGINIA 66,962,606 18,887,045 85,849,651 22.00 70,922,912 72.04 98,449,350 21,658,997 18,887,045 13,606,227 

TOTAL ......... 13,402,460,846 4,118,758,904 17,521,219,750 ............................ 11,029,697,203 ............................ 19,623,398,153 3,718,165,001 3,418,809,673 1,921,150,660 

............................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

LOW DSH 

STATES .......... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

ALASKA .............. 2,506,827 17,611,765 20,118,592 33.00 21,402,636 50.00 42,805,272 14,125,740 14,125,740 7,062,870 ARKANSAS ........ 2,422,649 819,351 3,242,000 25.27 45,325,292 70.17 64,593,547 16,324,734 819,351 574,939 DELAWARE ........ 0 7,069,000 7,069,000 33.00 9,512,282 55.67 17,086,909 5,638,680 5,638,680 3,139,053 HAWAII ............... 0 0 0 0.00 10,240,000 51.86 19,745,469 0 0 0 IDAHO ................. 2,081,429 0 2,081,429 0.00 17,271,044 71.00 24,325,414 0 0 0 IOWA .................. 12,011,250 0 12,011,250 0.00 41,378,149 59.59 69,438,075 0 0 0 MINNESOTA ....... 24,240,000 5,257,214 29,497,214 17.82 78,476,334 50.00 156,952,668 27,973,278 5,257,214 2,628,607 MONTANA .......... 237,048 0 237,048 0.00 11,926,371 66.00 18,070,259 0 0 0 NEBRASKA ........ 6,449,102 1,811,337 8,260,439 21.93 29,733,219 55.76 53,323,563 11,692,713 1,811,337 1,010,002 NEW MEXICO .... 6,490,015 254,786 6,744,801 3.78 21,402,636 69.07 30,986,877 1,170,535 254,786 175,981 


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CHART 4—PRELIMINARY IMD DSH LIMIT FOR FY: 2013—Continued 

State 

Inpatient hospital 

services FY 95 

DSH total computable 

IMD and mental 

health services 

FY 95 DSH total 

computable 

Total inpatient & 

IMD & mental 

health FY 95 

DSH total computable 

Col B + C 

Applicable percentage 

Col C/D 

FY 2013 

Allotment 

in FS 

FY 2013 

FMAPs 

FY 2013 

Allotments 

in TC 

Col F/G 

Applicable percentage 

applied to FY 

2013 

allotments in TC 

Col E × Col H 

FY 2013 

TC IMD Limit 

(lesser of Col I or 

Col C) 

2013 

FY 2013 

IMD Limit in FS 

Col G × J 

A B C D E F G H I J K 

NORTH DAKOTA 214,523 988,478 1,203,001 33.00 10,036,360 52.27 19,200,995 6,336,328 988,478 516,677 OKLAHOMA ........ 20,019,969 3,273,248 23,293,217 14.05 38,049,129 64.00 59,451,764 8,354,379 3,273,248 2,094,879 OREGON ............ 11,437,908 19,975,092 31,413,000 33.00 47,561,414 62.44 76,171,387 25,136,558 19,975,092 12,472,447 SOUTH DAKOTA 321,120 751,299 1,072,419 33.00 11,604,719 56.19 20,652,641 6,815,372 751,299 422,155 UTAH .................. 3,621,116 934,586 4,555,702 20.51 20,612,808 69.61 29,611,849 6,074,765 934,586 650,565 WISCONSIN ....... 6,609,524 4,492,011 11,101,535 33.00 99,326,563 59.74 166,264,752 54,867,368 4,492,011 2,683,527 WYOMING .......... 0 0 0 0.00 237,807 50.00 475,614 0 0 0 

TOTAL LOW 

DSH STATES ... 98,662,480 63,238,167 161,900,647 ............................ 514,096,763 ............................ 869,157,055 184,510,449 58,321,822 33,431,702 

TOTAL .. 13,501,123,326 4,181,997,071 17,683,120,397 ............................ 11,543,793,966 ............................ 20,492,555,208 3,902,675,450 3,477,131,494 1,954,582,362 


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[FR Doc. 2013–17965 Filed 7–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–3280–FN] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 

Initial Approval of Center for 

Improvement in Healthcare Quality’s 

(CIHQ’s) Hospital Accreditation 

Program 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

ACTION: Final notice. 

SUMMARY: This final notice announces 

our decision to approve the Center for 

Improvement in Healthcare Quality 

(CIHQ) as a national accrediting 

organization for hospitals that wish to 

participate in the Medicare or Medicaid 

programs. 

DATES: This final notice is effective July 

26, 2013 through July 26, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Melanson, (410) 786–0310. 

Monda Shaver, (410) 786–3410. Patricia 

Chmielewski, (410) 786–6899. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under the Medicare program, eligible 

beneficiaries may receive covered 

services in a hospital provided certain 

requirements are met. Section 1861(e) of 

the Social Security Act (the Act) 

establishes distinct criteria for facilities 

seeking designation as a hospital. 

Regulations concerning provider 

agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and 

those pertaining to activities relating to 

the survey and certification of facilities 

are at 42 CFR part 488. The regulations 

at 42 CFR part 482 specify the 

conditions that a hospital must meet to 

participate in the Medicare program, the 

scope of covered services, and the 

conditions for Medicare payment for 

hospitals. 

Generally, to enter into an agreement, 

a hospital must first be certified by a 

State survey agency as complying with 

the conditions or requirements set forth 

in part 482. Thereafter, the hospital is 

subject to regular surveys by a State 

survey agency to determine whether it 

continues to meet these requirements. 

However, there is an alternative to 

surveys by State agencies. Certification 

by a nationally recognized accreditation 

program can substitute for ongoing State 

review. 

Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides 

that, if a provider entity demonstrates 

through accreditation by an approved 

national accrediting organization (AO) 

that all applicable Medicare conditions 

are met or exceeded, we will deem that 

provider entity as having met the 

requirements. Accreditation by an AO is 

voluntary and is not required for 

Medicare participation. 

If an AO is recognized by the 

Secretary as having standards for 

accreditation that meet or exceed 

Medicare requirements, any provider 

entity accredited by the national 

accrediting body’s approved program 

would be deemed to have met the 

Medicare conditions. A national AO 

applying for approval of its 

accreditation program under part 488, 

subpart A, must provide CMS with 

reasonable assurance that the AO 

requires the accredited provider entities 

to meet requirements that are at least as 

stringent as the Medicare conditions. 

Our regulations concerning the approval 

of AOs are set forth at § 488.4 and 

§ 488.8(d)(3). The regulations at 

§ 488.8(d)(3) require AOs to reapply for 

continued approval of their 

accreditation program every 6 years, or 

sooner, as determined by CMS. 

II. Application Approval Process 

Section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act 

provides a statutory timetable to ensure 

that our review of applications for CMSapproval of an accreditation program is 

conducted in a timely manner. The Act 

provides us 210 days after the date of 

receipt of a complete application, with 

any documentation necessary to make 

the determination, to complete our 

survey activities and application 

process. Within 60 days after receiving 

a complete application, we must 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

that identifies the national accrediting 

body making the request, describes the 

request, and provides no less than a 30- 

day public comment period. At the end 

of the 210-day period, we must publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

approving or denying the application. 

III. Provisions of the Proposed Notice 

On February 22, 2013, we published 

a proposed notice in the Federal 

Register (78 FR 12325) announcing 

CIHQ’s request for approval of its 

hospital accreditation program. In the 

proposed notice, we detailed our 

evaluation criteria. Under section 

1865(a)(2) of the Act, and in our 

regulations at § 488.4 and § 488.8, we 

conducted a review of CIHQ’s 

application in accordance with the 

criteria specified by our regulations, 

which include, but are not limited to, 

the following: 

• An onsite administrative review of 

CIHQ’s: (1) Corporate policies; (2) 

financial and human resources available 

to accomplish the proposed surveys; (3) 

procedures for training, monitoring, and 

evaluation of its surveyors; (4) ability to 

investigate and respond appropriately to 

complaints against accredited facilities; 

and, (5) survey review and decisionmaking process for accreditation. 

• The comparison of CIHQ’s 

accreditation to our current Medicare 

hospital conditions of participation. 

• A documentation review of CIHQ’s 

survey process to determine the 

following: 

++ Determine the composition of the 

survey team, surveyor qualifications, 

and CIHQ’s ability to provide 

continuing surveyor training. 

++ Compare CIHQ’s processes to 

those of State survey agencies, including 

survey frequency, and the ability to 

investigate and respond appropriately to 

complaints against accredited facilities. 

++ Evaluate CIHQ’s procedures for 

monitoring hospitals out of compliance 

with CIHQ’s program requirements. The 

monitoring procedures are used only 

when CIHQ identifies noncompliance. If 

noncompliance is identified through 

validation reviews, the State survey 

agency monitors corrections as specified 

at § 488.7(d). 

++ Assess CIHQ’s ability to report 

deficiencies to the surveyed facilities 

and respond to the facility’s plan of 

correction in a timely manner. 

++ Establish CIHQ’s ability to 

provide CMS with electronic data and 

reports necessary for effective validation 

and assessment of the organization’s 

survey process. 

++ Determine the adequacy of staff 

and other resources. 

++ Confirm CIHQ’s ability to provide 

adequate funding for performing 

required surveys. 

++ Confirm CIHQ’s policies with 

respect to whether surveys are 

announced or unannounced. 

++ Obtain CIHQ’s agreement to 

provide CMS with a copy of the most 

current accreditation survey together 

with any other information related to 

the survey as we may require, including 

corrective action plans. 

In accordance with section 

1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the February 

22, 2013 proposed notice also solicited 

public comments regarding whether 

CIHQ’s requirements met or exceeded 

the Medicare conditions of participation 

for hospitals. We received 56 comments 

in response to our proposed notice. The 

commenters expressed unanimous 

support for CIHQ’s hospital 


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