Chief Patron: Bolling
JCHC-Indigent Care Plan for MCV (language only)

Item 551 #1s

Language
Page 380, line 3, before "Pursuant", insert "A.".
Page 380, after line 6, insert:
"B.  The Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Authority shall submit a restructuring plan to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, and the Joint Commission on Health Care no later than November 1, 2000, outlining how it is allocating and spending the Medicaid funding appropriated in Item 319 H. to fund the cost of unreimbursed indigent care at the institution.  Such plan shall include, but not be limited to:  (i) a description of how the funds are being allocated between the hospital and the faculty practice plan, (ii) a description of how the funds are being used to address the problem of unreimbursed indigent care, (iii) a description of actions underway at the institution to achieve continued administrative efficiencies, and (iv) a detailed plan for improving the management of the care provided to the indigent population served at the institution."
ACCOMPANYING BUDGET LANGUAGE: “The Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Authority shall submit a re-structuring plan to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Joint Commission on Health Care no later than November 1, 2000 outlining how it is allocating and spending the additional Medicaid funding provided in Item 319 H to fund the cost of unreimbursed indigent care at the institution.  Such plan shall include, but not be limited to:  (i) a description of how the funds are being allocated between the hospital and the faculty practice plan; (ii) a description of how the funds are being used to address the problem of unreimbursed indigent care; (iii) a description of actions underway at the institution to achieve continued administrative efficiencies; and (iv) a detailed plan for improving the management of the care provided to the indigent population served at the institution.”

Explanation
(This amendment directs the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Authority (MCVH) to report on how it spends indigent care funds provided through the Medicaid program and how it intends to improve the management of the care provided to the indigent population served at the institution. This is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.)