NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

1.	Name of the agency:   Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
2.  The Topic of the public information notice:  Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding for FY 2018
3.	The public information relating to the topic:
Despite the absence of State funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME) for FY 2018, AHCCCS is authorized pursuant to A.R.S. § 36-2903.01(G)(9)(f), to permit local, county and tribal governments and any university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents to provide matching funds to draw down federal dollars to support the costs of GME programs at designated hospitals via Intergovernmental Agreements.  The pool structure and methodology used to determine a hospital’s allocation are described in A.A.C. R9-22-712.05.  

In order for the hospital to receive GME funds, a hospital must partner with a local, county or tribal government or any university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.  A final, executed intergovernmental agreement must be received by AHCCCS no later than August 15, 2018 in order to receive 2018 GME funds. 

More information can be obtained from the AHCCCS website at: https://www.azahcccs.gov/PlansProviders/RatesAndBilling/GMEpayments.html.  

Please direct any written comments, which must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 25, 2017, to: 

Meggan Harley, Chief Procurement Officer
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System 
701 E. Jefferson St., MD 5700
Phoenix, Arizona 85034