In Texas, hospitals must apply and ultimately qualify for payment to participate in the Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) and Uncompensated Care Section 1115 waiver (UC) programs. Texas hospitals that wish to participate in either the FFY 2020 DSH and/or the demonstration year (DY) 9 UC must request an application to apply from HHSC and the online application request form must be submitted no later than 5 pm, Friday, September 20, 2019. Failure to apply by the deadline will result in the hospital not being able to participate in these Texas Medicaid Supplemental Payment Programs and loss of appeal rights to a non-qualification decision.