Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-5-118a

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 129-5-118a - Reimbursement for federally qualified health center services

Reimbursement shall not exceed the reasonable cost of federally qualified health center services and other ambulatory services covered under the Kansas medical assistance program. "Reasonable cost" shall consist of the necessary and proper cost incurred by the provider in furnishing covered services to program beneficiaries, subject to the cost principles and limits specified in K.A.R. 129-5-118a(c)(1) and K.A.R. 129-5-118b.

(a) Reimbursement method. An interim per visit rate shall be paid to each federally qualified health center provider, with a retroactive cost settlement for each facility fiscal year.

(1) Interim reimbursement rate. The source and the method of determination of interim rate shall depend on whether the federally qualified health center is a new en-rollee of the Kansas medical assistance program or is a previously enrolled provider. Under special circumstances, the interim rate may be negotiated between the agency and the provider.

(A) Newly enrolled facility. If the facility is an already-established federally qualified health center with an available medicare cost report, an all-inclusive rate derived from the cost report may be used for setting the initial medicaid interim payment rate. If the facility is an already-established federally qualified health center opening a new service location, then the rate from the already-established federally qualified health center shall be used for the new service location. If the facility converted from a rural health clinic to a federally qualified health center, then the rate from the rural health clinic shall be used for the new federally qualified health center. For all other circumstances, the initial payment rate shall be based on the average of the current reimbursement rates for previously enrolled federally qualified health center providers.

(B) Previously enrolled facility. After the facility submits a federally qualified health center cost report, the agency shall determine the maximum allowable medicaid rate per visit as specified in subsection (c). If a significant change of scope of services or a significant capital project has been implemented, the federally qualified health center shall submit an interim cost report if the center wants a change to the existing rate. The agency and the federally qualified health center shall use the interim cost report to negotiate a new interim rate.

(2) Visit. A "visit" shall mean face-to-face encounter between a center patient and a center health care professional as defined in K.A.R. 129-5-118 . Encounters with more than one health professional or multiple encounters with the same health professional that take place on the same day shall constitute a single visit, except under either of the following circumstances:

(A) The patient suffers an illness or injury requiring additional diagnosis or treatment after the first encounter.

(B) The patient has a different type of visit on the same day, which may consist of a dental, medical, or mental health visit.

(3) Retroactive cost settlement. For each reporting period, the agency shall compare the total maximum allowable medicaid cost with the total payments to determine the program overpayment or underpayment. Total payments shall include interim payments, third-party liability, and any other payments for covered federally qualified health center services. The cost report and supplemental data submitted by the provider, the medicare cost report, and the medicaid-paid claims data obtained from the program's fiscal agent shall be used for these calculations.

(b) Cost reporting. Each federally qualified health center shall submit a completed cost report. The form used for cost reporting shall be the most current version of the medicare financial and statistical report form for independent rural health clinics and freestanding federally qualified health centers with adjustments made, as necessary, to report the cost and number of visits for medi-caid-covered services pursuant to K.A.R. 129-5-118 .

(1) Filing requirements. Each provider shall be required to file annual cost reports on a fiscal year basis.

(A) Cost reports shall be received no later than five months after the end of the facility's fiscal year. An extension in due date may be granted by the agency upon request, if necessary due to circumstances beyond the control of the federally qualified health center.

(B) Each provider filing a cost report after the due date without a preapproved extension shall be subject to the following penalties:

(i) If the cost report has not been received by the agency by the close of business on the due date, all further payments to the provider may be withheld and suspended until the complete financial and statistical report has been received.

(ii) Failure to submit the completed financial and statistical report within one year after the end of the cost report period may be cause for termination from the Kansas medical assistance program.

(2) Fiscal and statistical data. The preparation of the cost report shall be based upon the financial and statistical records of the facility and shall use the accrual basis of accounting. The reported data shall be accurate and adequately supported to facilitate verification and analysis for the determination of allowable costs.

(3) Supplemental data. The following additional information shall be submitted to support reported data and to facilitate cost report review, verifications, and other analysis.

(A) A working trial balance. This balance shall contain account numbers, descriptions of the accounts, the amount of each account, the cost report expense line on which the account was reported, and fiscal year-end adjusting entries to facilitate reconciliation between the working trial balance and the cost report. The facility shall bear the burden of proof that the reported data accurately represents the cost and revenue as recorded in the accounting records. All unexplained differences shall be used to reduce the allowable cost.

(B) Financial statements and management letter. These documents shall be prepared by the facility's independent auditors and shall reconcile with the cost report.

(C) Depreciation schedule. This schedule shall support the depreciation expense reported on the cost report.

(D) Other data. Data deemed necessary by the agency for verification and rate determination shall also be submitted.

(c) Determination of reimbursable medicaid rate per visit.

(1) Allowable facility costs. This term shall mean costs derived from reported expenses after making adjustments resulting from cost report review and application of the cost reimbursement principles specified in K.A.R. 129-5-118b .

(2) Allocation of overhead costs.

(A) Total allowable administrative and facility costs shall be distributed to the following cost centers:

(i) Federally qualified health center costs;

(ii) non-federally qualified health center costs; and

(iii) nonreimbursable costs, excluding bad debt.

(B) Accumulated direct cost in each cost center shall be used as the basis for the overhead cost allocation.

(3) Average allowable cost per visit. The total allowable facility costs shall be divided by the total number of visits.

(4) Reimbursable medicaid rate. The reimbursable medicaid rate per visit shall not be more than 100 percent of the reasonable and related cost of furnishing federally qualified health center services covered in K.A.R. 129-5-118b .

(d) Fiscal and statistical records and audits.

(1) Recordkeeping. Each provider shall maintain sufficient financial records and statistical data for accurate determination of reasonable costs. Standardized definitions and reporting practices widely accepted among federally qualified health centers and related fields shall be followed, except to the extent that these definitions and practices may conflict with or be superseded by state or federal medicaid requirements.

(2) Audits and reviews.

(A) Each provider shall furnish any information to the agency that may be necessary to meet the following criteria:

(i) Ensure proper payment by the program pursuant to this regulation and K.A.R. 129-5-118b ; and

(ii) substantiate claims for program payments.

(B) Each provider shall permit the agency to examine any records and documents necessary to ascertain information for determination of the accurate amount of program payments. These records shall include the following:

(i) Matters of the facility ownership, organization, and operation;

(ii) fiscal, statistical, medical, and other recordkeeping systems;

(iii) federal and state income tax returns and all supporting documents;

(iv) documentation of asset acquisition, lease, sale, or other transaction;

(v) management arrangements;

(vi) matters pertaining to the cost of operation; and

(vii) health center financial statements.

(C) Other records and documents shall be made available to the agency as requested.

(D) All records and documents shall be available in Kansas.

(E) Each provider shall furnish to the agency, upon request, copies of patient service charge schedules and any subsequent changes to these schedules.

(F) The agency shall suspend program payments if it is determined that a provider does not maintain adequate records for the determination of reasonable and adequate rates under the program or if the provider fails to furnish requested records and documents to the agency.

(G) Thirty days before suspending payment to the provider, written notice shall be sent by the agency to the provider of the agency's intent to suspend payment. The notice shall explain the basis for the agency's determination and identify the provider's recordkeeping deficiencies.

(H) All provider records that support reported costs, charges, revenue, and patient statistics shall be subject to audits by the agency, the United States department of health and human services, and the United States general accounting office. These records shall be retained for at least five years after the date of filing the cost report with the agency.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-5-118a

Authorized by K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 75-7403 and 75-7412; implementing K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 75-7405 and 75-7408; effective March 19, 2010.