(a) (1) The amount of delivery system reform incentive pool funding, consisting of both the federal and nonfederal share of payments, that is made available to each designated public hospital system in the aggregate for the term of the successor demonstration project shall be based initially on the delivery system reform proposals that are submitted by the designated public hospitals to the department for review and submission to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for final approval. The initial percentages of delivery system reform incentive pool funding among the designated public hospital systems for each successor demonstration year shall be determined based on the annual components as contained in the approved proposals.
(2) The actual receipt of funds shall be conditioned on the designated public hospital system’s progress toward, and achievement of, the specified milestones and other metrics established in its approved delivery system reform incentive pool proposal. A designated public hospital system may carry forward available incentive pool funding associated with milestones and metrics from one year to a subsequent period as authorized by the Special Terms and Conditions and the final delivery system reform incentive pool protocol.
(3) The department may reallocate incentive pool funding under conditions specified, and as authorized by, the Special Terms and Conditions and the final delivery system reform incentive pool protocol.
(b) Each designated public hospital system shall be individually responsible for progress toward, and achievement of, milestones and other metrics in its proposal, as well as other applicable requirements specified in the Special Terms and Conditions and the final delivery system reform incentive pool protocol, in order to receive its specified allocation of incentive pool funding under this section.
(1) The designated public hospital system shall submit semiannual reports and requests for payment to the department by March 31 and the September 30 following the end of the second and fourth quarters of the successor demonstration year, or comply with such other process as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A standardized report form shall be developed jointly by the department and designated public hospital systems for this purpose.
(2) Within 14 days after the semiannual report due date, the designated public hospital system or its affiliated governmental entity shall make an intergovernmental transfer of funds equal to the nonfederal share that is necessary to draw down the federal funding for the pool payment related to the achievement or progress metric that is certified. The intergovernmental transfers shall be deposited into the Public Hospital Investment, Improvement, and Incentive Fund, established pursuant to Section 14182.4.
(3) The department shall draw down the federal funding and pay both the nonfederal and federal shares of the incentive payment to the designated public hospital system or other affiliated governmental provider as applicable. If the intergovernmental transfer is made within the appropriate 14-day timeframe, the incentive payment shall be disbursed within seven days with the expedited payment process as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, otherwise the payment shall be disbursed within 20 days of when the transfer is made.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, payment requests for successor demonstration year 6 shall be submitted, processed, and paid in accordance with the expedited payment process as approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(5) The designated public hospital system or other affiliated governmental provider is responsible for any fee or cost required to implement the expedited payment process in accordance with Section 8422.1 of the State Administrative Manual.
(c) In the event of a conflict between any provision of this section and the Special Terms and Conditions for the successor demonstration project and the final delivery system reform incentive pool protocol, the Special Terms and Conditions and the final delivery system reform incentive pool protocol shall control.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 86, Sec. 12. (AB 1066) Effective July 15, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 14166.26 or in subd. (b) or (g) of Section 14166.2. Repealed on date prescribed in Section 14166.26 or in subd. (b) or (g) of Section 14166.2.)