pa-56-31-1090: Availability of Rural Health Transformation Program payments; rapid response stabilization; second round (Part II)

Summary

The purpose of this notice is to announce program payment availability for certain qualified entities to stabilize or enhance rural health care access and promote rural well-being. Rural Health Transformation Program (Program) payments must be used for one of the six initiatives in the Department of Human Services' (Department) Federally-approved Program application: • Aging and Access. • Behavioral Health. • Emergency Medical Services and Transportation. • Maternal Health. • Technology and Infrastructure. • Workforce. Under section 203-H of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. § 203-H), the Department is authorized to issue program payments to qualified entities under the Program. For these program payments, the following entities may submit a funding request by means of an eligibility certification: • Hospitals licensed as a general acute care hospital by the Department of Health. • Health care providers (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1397ee(h)(9) (relating to payment to states)). • Rural health facilities (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1397ee(h)(3)(D)). Qualified hospitals, health care providers and rural health facilities are eligible for a Program payment for supplies and equipment. This Program payment is limited to one payment per location. The Program payment will be at least $10,000 and not exceed $1 million per location. Entities who were authorized a rapid response stabilization Program payment through the rapid response stabilization funding opportunity that was announced in the...

The agency’s own summary, as published.