Concerning the biennial rebasing of nursing facility medicaid payment rates.
Summary
Modifies the nursing facility Medicaid payment system by rebasing direct care, therapy care, support services, and operations component rate allocations based upon calendar year 2005 costs.
Requires automatic rate rebasing every two years beginning July 1, 2009.
Removes specific hold harmless payment rates for "vital local providers" and establishes hold harmless payment rates set equal to June 30, 2007, component rates for nursing facilities that meet certain criteria.
Makes costs associated with the repealed quality maintenance fee unallowable under the Medicaid nursing facility payment system.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6158), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗