La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § V-2203
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section V-2203 - Reimbursement MethodologyA. Reimbursement for inpatient hospital services to qualifying high Medicaid academic hospitals who meet all of the criteria in §2201 shall be reimbursed a prospective per diem rate of $3,880.73 for acute inpatient hospital services including special care units. This rate is based on the allowable Medicaid cost determined from the latest filed Medicare/Medicaid cost report as of March 31, 2024. The prospective graduate medical education component included in this rate is $271.12.B. Reimbursement for inpatient hospital service for psychiatric services to qualifying high Medicaid academic hospitals who meet all of the criteria in §2201 shall be reimbursed a prospective per diem rate of $1,705.76. This rate is based on the allowable Medicaid cost determined from the latest filed Medicare/Medicaid cost report as of March 31, 2024.C. These rates are conditional on the hospital continuing to meet all qualifying criteria included in §2201. If the hospital no longer qualifies, payments will revert back to appropriate non-rural, non-state hospital assigned rates effective on the date that the qualification(s) in §2201 are no longer met.D. The department may review all above provisions every three years, at a minimum to evaluate continuation of these enhanced reimbursements.La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § V-2203
Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 501157 (8/1/2024).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.