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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 3, § 20.3.1.4
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Policy Changes Effective
for Cost Reporting Periods beginning on or after October 1, 2012
(Rev. 2627, Issued 01-04-13, Effective 10-01-12, Implementation 10-01-12)
Labor and Delivery Bed Days
Effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2012, we will include
bed days associated with ancillary labor/delivery services to determine the number of beds in
42CFR412.105(b), which is cross-referenced in 42 CFR412.106(a)(1)(i) for the purposes of
determining the DSH payment adjustment. Bed days associated with ancillary labor/delivery
services will be included to determine the number of beds for DSH and IME. For cost
reporting periods beginning before October 1, 2012, bed days associated with ancillary labor
and delivery services were not counted in the available bed day count for DSH and IME.
History
(Rev. 2627, Issued 01-04-13, Effective 10-01-12, Implementation 10-01-12)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
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- iom-2026-08-25
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