D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-10401

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024
Rule 29-10401 - COST-BASED REIMBURSEMENT OF DISTRICT EMERGENCY MEDICAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
10401.1

DHCF will reimburse eligible providers enrolled to provide Medicaid emergency medical ground transportation services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the cost-based reimbursement methodology set forth in this chapter.

10401.2

Total Medicaid reimbursement to eligible providers shall equal the sum of:

(a) Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement as described in § 10402.1; and
(b) Reimbursement for total allowable costs in excess of Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement and reimbursement from other sources for emergency medical ground transportation services to Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries, or reconciled costs as defined in § 10405.
10401.3

DHCF will only provide cost-based reimbursement for allowable costs that are in excess of Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement described in § 10402.1.

10401.4

Total Medicaid reimbursement shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of actual allowable costs. DHCF shall determine allowable costs in accordance with the reconciliation standards outlined in § 10405 and the cost reporting and auditing processes outlined in § 10406.

10401.5

An eligible provider shall certify costs attributable to services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries through submission of the annual cost report in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 10406.

10401.6

For each cost reporting period that an eligible provider's reconciled costs are greater than the sum of fee-for-service payments received from DHCF and reimbursement from other sources for emergency medical ground transportation services, DHCF shall make a payment to the eligible provider, following auditing of submitted cost reports and final determination of reconciled costs, equal to the amount of the difference, less the local Medicaid funding amount.

10401.7

For each cost reporting period that an eligible provider's reconciled costs are less than fee-for-service payments received from DHCF and reimbursement from other sources for emergency medical ground transportation services to Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries for the cost reporting period, the eligible provider shall make a payment to DHCF, following auditing of submitted cost reports and final determination of reconciled, equal to the amount of the difference.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-10401

Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 9204 (7/31/2020)