(a) A performer may receive DSRIP only if HHSC and
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have approved the RHP
plan with which the performer is associated.
(b) An RHP plan must:
(1) meet the requirements listed in the Program Funding
and Mechanics Protocol (PFM Protocol) and the RHP Planning Protocol;
(2) describe the Regional Healthcare Partnership's
(RHP's) health care needs, referencing sources used;
(3) include a list of IGT entities, performers, and
UC hospitals;
(4) include a certification that all the information
contained within the RHP plan is true and accurate;
(5) describe the processes used to engage stakeholders
including the public meetings held, public posting of the RHP plan,
and the process for submitting public comment on the RHP plan;
(6) include a reasonable estimate of the available
non-federal funds in the region, by demonstration year, to support
the UC and DSRIP pools;
(7) include the total amount of estimated UC and DSRIP
funding to be used by demonstration year;
(8) include the minimum number of DSRIP projects as
described in §354.1632 of this subchapter (relating to DSRIP
Requirements for Regional Healthcare Partnerships);
(9) list all DSRIP projects submitted to the RHP for
consideration, including those DSRIP projects proposed by RHP participants
that were not selected for inclusion in the RHP plan;
(10) include a narrative explaining how all of the
DSRIP projects selected by the RHP will:
(A) address the community needs outlined in the RHP
plan; and
(B) demonstrate health care delivery transformation
and improvement in the quality of care provided in that RHP; and
(11) include a description of each DSRIP project that
must:
(A) include the milestones and metrics associated with
the project;
(B) for each milestone, include the estimated DSRIP
funding;
(C) contain a reasonable estimate of the IGT provided
by the IGT entity in connection with the DSRIP project as well as
the identity of the IGT entity;
(D) explain how the project addresses the regional
health care needs stated within the RHP plan;
(E) justify the amount of DSRIP funding estimated for
the project;
(F) explain how the DSRIP funding will not duplicate
the funding for federal activities or initiatives funded by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services;
(G) address each core component required for the project
as identified in the RHP Planning Protocol; and
(H) provide a reasonable, quantifiable estimate of
the impact the DSRIP project will have on all patients, including
Medicaid and low-income uninsured populations.
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