Section 388-96-782 - Exceptional direct care - Payment(1) For WAC 388-96-781(1) residents, the department will pay the Oregon medic-aid rate.(2) For WAC 388-96-781(4), (5), (6), and (7) residents, the department may establish a rate add-on that when added to the nursing facility's per diem medicaid rate does not exceed the cost of caring for the client in a hospital.(3) Costs related to payments resulting from increases in direct care component rates under subsection (2) of this section must be offset against the facility's examined, allowable direct care costs, for each report year or partial period such increases are paid. Such reductions in allowable direct care must be for rate setting, settlement, and other purposes deemed appropriate by the department.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-96-782
Amended by WSR 17-22-037, Filed 10/24/2017, effective 11/24/2017Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.46 RCW, 2010 1st sp.s. c 34, and 2010 1st sp.s. c 37 § 958. 11-05-068, § 388-96-782, filed 2/14/11, effective 2/26/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.46.431(11) and (12), 74.46.800, chapter 74.46 RCW, 2004 c 276 § 913, 2001 1st sp.s. c 8. 04-21-027, § 388-96-782, filed 10/13/04, effective 11/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.46.800, 74.46.508. 00-12-098, § 388-96-782, filed 6/7/00, effective 7/8/00.