§976.50. Grant Descriptions

a)         Grants provided to hospitals under this Part can be used only to fund capital projects, including:

 

1)         to satisfy any building code, safety standard or life safety code;

 

2)         to maintain, improve, renovate, expand or construct buildings or structures;

 

3)         to maintain, establish or improve medical equipment or health information technology; or

 

4)         to maintain or improve patient safety, quality of care or access to care. (Section 2310-640(a) of the Act)

 

b)         The Department shall make grants to hospitals that meet the eligibility requirements of Section 976.60.

 

1)         General acute care hospitals qualifying under Section 976.60(a)(1) and/or (a)(2) will receive $7,000,000.  General acute care hospitals qualifying under Section 976.60(a)(3), (a)(4) and/or (a)(5) will receive $4,600,000.

 

2)         General acute care hospitals that qualify for community hospital grants will receive:

 

A)        Either:

 

i)          $170,000 if the hospital is located in an urban area; or

 

ii)         $340,000 if the hospital is located in a rural area; and

 

B)        a payment equal to the product of $45 multiplied by the total Medicaid inpatient days. (Section 2310-640(c) of the Act)

 

c)         Grants awarded through this program cannot be:

 

1)         used to pay for any on-going operational costs;

 

2)         used to pay outstanding debt; or

 

3)         allocated to an endowment or otherwise invested fund. (Section 2310-640(a) of the Act)