CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM (parts 405 to 426) > PART 412—PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES > SUBPART M—Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Hospital Capital Costs (§412.300 to §412.374) > 412.374—Payments to hospitals located in Puerto Rico.

412.374—Payments to hospitals located in Puerto Rico.

(a) FY 1998 through FY 2004. Payments for capital-related costs to hospitals located in Puerto Rico that are paid under the prospective payment system are equal to the sum of the following:
(1) 50 percent of the Puerto Rico capital rate based on data from Puerto Rico hospitals only, which is determined in accordance with procedures for developing the Federal rate; and
(2) 50 percent of the Federal rate, as determined under § 412.308.
(b) FY 2005 and FYs thereafter. For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2004, payments for capital-related costs to hospitals located in Puerto Rico that are paid under the prospective payment system are equal to the sum of the following:
(1) 25 percent of the Puerto Rico capital rate based on data from Puerto Rico hospitals only, which is determined in accordance with procedures for developing the Federal rate; and
(2) 75 percent of the Federal rate, as determined under § 412.308.
(c) Effective for fiscal year 1998, the Puerto Rico capital rate described in paragraph (a) of this section in effect on September 30, 1997, is reduced by 15.68 percent.
(d) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997 through September 30, 2002, the Puerto Rico capital rate described in paragraph (a) of this section in effect on September 30, 1997 is further reduced by 2.1 percent.
[62 FR 46032, Aug. 29, 1997, as amended at 69 FR 49250, Aug. 11, 2004]