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BRYAN, TEXAS |
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| Budget Office
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| | | | | | | | DATE OF COURT MEETING:
| 4/21/2026
| ITEM:
| Request authorization to wire transfer up to $779,926.54 to Health and Human Services Commission for the Hospital Augmented Reimbursement Program (HARP) Intergovernmental Transfer for the benefit of participating hospitals using funding from Brazos County Local Provider Participating Fund.
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| | | | | | | | | SOURCE OF FUNDS: | Local Provider Participating Fund (LPPF) - Fund 16000 |
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| | | | | | | | | REQUIREMENTS: | HHSC requires this IGT to be entered into TexNet no later than close of business Wednesday, April 29, 2026, with a settlement date of Thursday, April 30, 2026. |
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| | | | | | | | | NOTES/EXCEPTIONS: | The Hospital Augmented Reimbursement Program (HARP) is a statewide supplemental program providing Medicaid payments to hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services that serve Texas Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) patients. The program serves as a financial transition for providers historically participating in the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. HARP will provide additional funding to hospitals to help offset the cost hospitals incur while providing Medicaid services. Subject to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval, eligible participants in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 include non-state government-owned and -operated hospitals and private hospitals. The public HARP State Plan Amendment (SPA) was approved for non-state government-owned and -operated hospitals on Aug. 31, 2022. The private HARP SPA was approved for private hospitals on Aug. 15, 2023. Reimbursement rules are located at Title 1 of the Texas Administrative Code, Part 15, Chapter 355, SubChapter J, Division 4, Rule 8070. For more information, please visit: https://pfd.hhs.texas.gov/hospitals-clinic/hospital-services/hospital-augmented-reimbursement-program |
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| | | | | | | | ACTION REQUESTED OR ALTERNATIVES:
| Request approval.
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