Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-82.14

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

Rule 441-82.14 - Payment procedures

(1)Method of payment. Facilities shall be reimbursed under a cost-related vendor payment program. A per diem rate shall be established based on information submitted according to rule 441-82.5 (249A).

(2) and 82.14(3) Reserved.

(4)Periods authorized for payment.

a. Payment shall be made on a per diem basis for the portion of the month the resident is in the facility.

b. Payment will be authorized as long as the resident is certified as needing care in an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability.

c. Payment will be approved for the day of admission but not the day of discharge or death.

d. Payment will be approved for periods the resident is absent to visit home for a maximum of 30 days annually. Additional days may be approved for special programs of evaluation, treatment or habilitation outside the facility. Documentation as to the appropriateness and therapeutic value of resident visits and outside programming, signed by a physician or qualified intellectual disability professional, shall be maintained at the facility.

e. Payment will be approved for a period not to exceed ten days in any calendar month when the resident is absent due to hospitalization. Medicaid payment to the facility may not be initiated while a resident is on reserve bed days unless the person was residing in the facility as a private pay resident prior to the hospitalization and returns to the facility as a resident.

f. Payment for periods when residents are absent for visitation or hospitalization from facilities with more than 15 beds will be made at 80 percent of the allowable audited costs for those beds. Facilities with 15 or fewer beds will be reimbursed at 95 percent of the allowable audited costs for those beds.

(5)Supplementation. Only the amount of client participation may be billed to the resident for the cost of care. No supplementation of the state payment shall be made by any person.

Exception: The resident, the resident's family or friends may pay to hold the resident's bed in cases where a resident spends over 30 days on yearly visitation or spends over 10 days on a hospital stay. When the resident is not discharged from the facility, the payments shall not exceed 80 percent of the allowable audited costs for the facility, not to exceed the maximum reimbursement rate. When the resident is discharged, the facility may handle the holding of the reserved bed in the same manner as a private paying resident.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 249A.12.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-82.14

ARC 0191C, lAB 7/11/12, effective 7/1/12; ARC 0359C, lAB 10/3/12, effective 12/1/12

Amended by IAB December 28, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 13, effective 2/1/2023