Montgomery County MH/MR Emergency Services – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Montgomery County MH/MR Emergency Services was audited to determine eligibility for Tobacco Settlement payments. The Tobacco Settlement Act allows hospitals that provide uncompensated care to receive payments through either uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. An audit was conducted to verify claims for the fiscal year ending June 2025. None of the nine reported extraordinary expense claims met the qualifying criteria, mainly because they were covered by other funding sources like medical assistance or insurance, thus disqualifying the facility from payment under the extraordinary expense method for 2027. The audit found that the data submitted for total inpatient and MA days matched the facility’s records. Montgomery County MH/MR Emergency Services is advised to make necessary adjustments to ensure the accuracy of their claims in the PHC4 database to avoid ineligibility for future payments. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.