pa-56-28-987: Availability of Rural Health Transformation Program payments; modernizing healthcare technology and enabling interoperability (Part II)

Summary

The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of program payments for certain qualified entities to fully onboard to the Statewide health information exchange, the Pennsylvania Patient and Provider Network (P3N). As provided as follows, eligible qualified entities may receive a program payment to: (1) Update or implement a Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) system in accordance with 45 CFR 170.315 (relating to ONC certification criteria for health IT) and become a participant in one of the Commonwealth's five certified Health Information Organizations (HIO) and fully onboard to the P3N. (2) Participate in one of the Commonwealth's five certified HIOs and fully onboard to the P3N. Under section 203-H of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. § 203-H), the Department of Human Services (Department) is authorized to issue program payments to qualified entities under the Rural Health Transformation Program (Program). For these Program payments, the following entities may submit a request for funding and eligibility certification: • Hospitals licensed as a general acute care by the Department of Health. • Long-term care nursing facilities as defined in section 802.1 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. § 448.802a). • Home health care agencies as defined in section 802.1. • Behavioral health providers, identified by either a license or certificate of compliance from the Department, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services or a psychiatric...

The agency’s own summary, as published.