Hospitals. Payment for drugs for inpatient hospital care under the Title XIX Program is based on reasonable cost which allows payment (per diem) not to exceed Medicare levels.
Author: Larry A. Tatum
Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-16-.04
Statutory Authority: State Plan, Attachments 3.1A, 4.18B; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§401, et seq., 447.331; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101-508 ).