(1) The agency pays an interim supplemental payment for GEMT. These payments using the interim supplemental payment allows the agency to pay participating providers for GEMT. The payments will approximate the GEMT costs eligible for federal financial participation claimed through the certified public expenditure (CPE) process.

(2) The agency computes the interim supplemental payment for GEMT on an annual basis.

(3) To determine the interim supplemental payment for GEMT, the agency uses the most recently filed cost reports of all participating providers to determine an average cost per qualifying transport. Therefore, the cost per participating provider and the amount of interim supplemental payments will vary among the participating providers.

(4) The agency distributes the interim supplemental payments to participating providers on a weekly basis using claims data as documented in the agency's claim system.