Graduate Medical Education Payments for Direct and Indirect Expenses

Graduate Medical Education (GME) funds are distributed to hospitals that provide training and education for medical school graduates. This training includes internships, residencies and fellowships. GME funds are either designated to cover direct medical education expenses or indirect medical education expenses.

Note: Information provided in PDF files.

Citations

• Arizona State Plan Attachment 4.19-A, Pages 9(a) thru (g)
• A.A.C. R9-22-712.05
• A.R.S. § 36-2903.01(H)(9)
• A.R.S. § 36-2903.01(H)(9)(d)

Annual Report To Legislature

2008 Report [60KB]

Scheduled Payment Dates

Graduate Medical Education Payments are typically scheduled to be paid in August of each year.

Payment History

2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 [46KB]

Agreements

Examples of intergovernmental agreements with AHCCCS.

• Maricopa County Special Health Care District Agreement [328KB]
• Pima County Agreement [380KB]

Notice of GME/IME Funding Opportunities 2012

GME 2012 Public Notice [17 KB]

Notice of GME/IME and DSH Funding Opportunities 2010

Information about the funding approved in the GME State Plan Amendment for FY 2010 is provided below. The amounts are based on entities that have detailed an appropriate funding source and identified a hospital to receive the payment. AHCCCS will make final agreements available on the web as soon as they are executed.
2010 estimated GME Payments 9/20/10 [25KB]

Historical information about opportunities to fund Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments with local funding is provided below.

• Approved GME SPA from CMS 9/16/10 [324KB]
• Amended GME State Plan Amendment proposed to CMS 6/30/10 [40KB]
• CMS guidance regarding federal requirements 6/21/10 [202KB]
• Memo to Hospitals: Additional Information re Provider Related Donations 6/14/10 [40KB]
• AHCCCS Notice 5/7/10 [33KB]
• HB 2116 [76KB]
• Public Notice [16KB]