Base budget appropriations for Medicaid accountable care organizations.
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(1) For purposes of this section:
(a) "ACOs" means accountable care organizations.
(b) "Base budget" means the same as that term is defined in legislative rule.
(c) "Current fiscal year PMPM" means per-member-per-month funding for Medicaid accountable care organizations under the Department of Health in the current fiscal year.
(d) "General Fund growth factor" means the amount determined by dividing the next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate by current fiscal year ongoing appropriations from the General Fund.
(e) "Next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate" means the next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate identified by the Executive Appropriations Subcommittee, in accordance with legislative rule, for use by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst in preparing budget recommendations.
(f) "Next fiscal year PMPM" means per-member-per-month funding for Medicaid accountable care organizations under the Department of Health for the next fiscal year.
(2) If the General Fund growth factor is less than 100%, the next fiscal year base budget shall include an appropriation to the Department of Health for Medicaid ACOs in an amount necessary to ensure that next fiscal year PMPM equals current fiscal year PMPM multiplied by 100%.
(3) If the General Fund growth factor is greater than or equal to 100%, but less than 102%, the next fiscal year base budget shall include an appropriation to the Department of Health for Medicaid ACOs in an amount necessary to ensure that next fiscal year PMPM equals current fiscal year PMPM multiplied by the General Fund growth factor.
(4) If the General Fund growth factor is greater than or equal to 102%, the next fiscal year base budget shall include an appropriation to the Department of Health for Medicaid ACOs in an amount necessary to ensure that next fiscal year PMPM is greater than or equal to PMPM multiplied by 102% and less than or equal to current fiscal year PMPM multiplied by the General Fund growth factor.
(5) In order for the department to estimate the impact of Subsections (2) through (4) prior to identification of the next fiscal year ongoing General Fund revenue estimate under Subsection (1)(e), the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall, in cooperation with the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, develop an estimate of ongoing General Fund revenue for the next fiscal year and provide it to the department no later than November 1 of each year.