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Notice is hereby given that effective May 1, 2008, the South Dakota Department of Social Services intends to make a change to the South Dakota Medicaid State Plan for the inpatient hospital payment methodology for disproportionate share hospitals.
The proposed change updates Page 7 of Attachment 4.19-A, Payment Methodology for Disproportionate Share Hospitals, in regards to the payment schedule for qualifying hospitals. This State Plan Amendment updates the payment amounts so that the total expended remains within the budgeted amount. The Federal fiscal impact associated with this amendment is $389,298 for Federal Fiscal Year 2008 and $390,271 for Federal Fiscal Year 2009.
Copies of the South Dakota Medicaid State Plan regarding the amendment language will be available at the Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services.
Written requests for a copy of these changes, and corresponding comments, may be sent to: