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A Resolution of the County Council of Allegheny County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, authorizing the Nursing Home Intergovernmental Transfer Program pursuant to the Commonwealth agreement and Cooperation agreement; reauthorizing the execution of the Cooperation agreement and further granting authorization for any and all lawful actions necessary to effectuate Allegheny County's participation in said program
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WHEREAS, certain corporations in the Commonwealth (both for profit and not-for-profit) and certain counties in the Commonwealth are Long-Term Care Nursing Facility Providers; and
WHEREAS, the monies that these Long-Term Care Nursing Facility Providers receive as reimbursement for the services provided to Medical Assistance (“MA”) program beneficiaries come partly from the Commonwealth and partly from the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, Allegheny County owns and operates nursing facilities providing long-term care to the citizens of Allegheny County; and
WHEREAS, Allegheny County receives payments from both the Commonwealth and the Federal Government to provide these services; and
WHEREAS, the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (“CCAP”) has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth and certain amendments to such agreement (the “Commonwealth Agreement”) based on the execution and delivery of a Cooperation Agreement executed by CCAP and certain counties in Pennsylvania, enumerated in Exhibit “C” of the Commonwealth Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”), in order to (1) facilitate the prompt payment of MA payments by the Commonwealth to the Long-Term Care Nursing Facility Providers and (2) enhance payments to the Long-Term Care Nursing Facility Providers and generally improve the performance of the MA Program; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Agreement contemplates that Allegheny County will make certain intergovernmental transfers to the Commonwealth for FY 2003-2004, FY 2004-2005, FY 2005-2006, FY 2006-2...
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