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Relating to the release of nursing facility reimbursement rates under the Medicaid program
Sponsored by the House Human Resources Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 27, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 22, 202295–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 17, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 19, 202248–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 23, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawMay 23, 2022
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What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Human Services can now share nursing facility rates before the federal government officially approves them. If the federal government later changes those rates or if funding levels shift, the state can adjust payments and reconcile the differences after the fact. This change helps nursing homes receive rate information sooner.1
Read the official explanation
This bill authorizes the department of human services (DHS) to release nursing facility rates prior to receiving approval of a state plan amendment from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services (CMS) to reduce retrospective rate processing. The bill also authorizes DHS to retroactively adjust nursing facility rates released prior to receipt of federal approval and to retroactively reconcile payments based on such rates as necessary to reflect any differences between the rates submitted and the rates actually approved by CMS and to align the rates with available funding.
House subcommittee
Named January 19, 2022 (as HSB 554). On January 25, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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