Verification of Status for all Hospitals Qualifying for Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments under 42 CFR Section 412.106(c)(2), also known as the "Pickle Amendment"
Beginning with Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, we request that Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) and Medicare Contracting Administrators (MACs) submit to CMS annually by February 28 documentation for the hospitals they determine meet the qualifying standards for receiving disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments under section 42 CFR 412.106(c)(2).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 09, 2009
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