Any state owned nursing facility will be subject to all rules within this chapter with the exception of the rate and price setting Sections 7, 8, 13(d), 14, 15, 16, 17(c), and 18.
(a) Per diem rates shall be calculated separately from other facilities in this chapter and the state owned nursing facility data will not be included in the database of providers identified in Section 14.
(b) The provider's per diem rate shall be determined utilizing either a desk reviewed or audited cost report. Costs will not be subject to any form of cap or maximum rate.
(c) Rates shall be established by inflating the audited or desk reviewed costs from the midpoint of the provider's cost reporting year to the midpoint of the rate year. Inflated costs will be divided by total patient days to arrive at the allowed per diem rate.
(d) "Inflation factor." The inflation factor is the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Market Basket as published quarterly by DRI/Global Resources or its successor.
048-7 Wyo. Code R. § 7-19
Amended, Eff. 6/14/2017.
Amended, Eff. 4/26/2019.