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Relating to the release of nursing facility reimbursement rates under the Medicaid program
Topics:Health careMedicaid
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 14, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 17, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 19, 202248–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 22, 202295–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 23, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawMay 23, 2022
HF 2171 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2171, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2171 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Human Services can now share nursing facility rates before getting final approval from the federal government. If the federal government later changes those rates or if funding levels shift, the state can adjust the payments after they have already been made. This change helps nursing homes receive their rates more quickly.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.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 14, 2022. On February 15, 2022 it recommended passage.
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