Legislative Session number- 89

Bill Name: SF0273

1E Modifying the nursing facility medical assistance (MA) reimbursement system;
changing elderly waiver cost limits, operating payment rates for special dietary
needs, the operating payment rates calculation, definitions of administrative
costs, employer health insurance costs, external fixed costs, average case mix
index, fringe benefit costs, peer groups classifications and required reviews,
the reporting period, care-related per diems, the total care-related limit
determination, the operating price determination, the specialized care
facilities exception, the external fixed costs payment rate calculation, the
total payment rates determination, and hold harmless rate years; making certain
conforming changes; repealing nursing facility reimbursement system facility
type groups, hospital-attached nursing facility status, determination of
proximity adjustments, determination of efficiency incentive, phase-in of
rebased operating payment rates, implementation delay, and repeal of rebased
operating payment rates
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