La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § VII-32907

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section VII-32907 - ICAP Monitoring
A. ICAP scores and assessments will be subject to review by LDH and its contracted agents. The reviews of ICAP submissions include, but are not limited to:
1. reviews when statistically significant changes occur within an ICAP submission or submissions;
2. random selections of ICAP submissions;
3. desk reviews of a sample of ICAP submissions; and
4. on-site field reviews of ICAPs.
B. ICAP Review Committee
1. Requests for Pervasive Plus must be reviewed and approved by the LDH ICAP Review Committee.
2. The ICAP Review Committee shall represent DHH should a provider request an informal reconsideration regarding the Regional Health Standards' determination.
3. The ICAP Review Committee shall make final determination on any ICAP level of care changes prior to the appeals process.
4. The ICAP Review Committee shall be made up of the following:
a. the director of the Health Standards Section or his/her appointee;
b. the director of Rate and Audit Review Section or his/her appointee;
c. the assistant secretary for the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities or his/her appointee;
d. other persons as appointed by the secretary.
C. When an ICAP score is determined to be inaccurate, the department shall notify the provider and request documentation to support the level of care. If the additional information does not support the level of care, an ICAP rate adjustment will be made to the appropriate ICAP level effective the first day of the month following the determination.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § VII-32907

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 31:1594 (July 2005), repromulgated LR 31:2254 (September 2005), Amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 49688 (4/1/2023).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.