Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-5-81v

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, June 13, 2024

Section 30-5-81v - Reimbursement for general hospital inpatient services under the diagnosis related group (DRG) reimbursement system

(a) The Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services shall reimburse general hospitals for inpatient services provided to recipients covered pursuant to K.A.R. 30-5-81 on the basis of the diagnosis related group (DRG) reimbursement system.

(b) Reimbursement shall be determined as follows:

(1) The standard DRG amount shall constitute reimbursement for each covered general hospital inpatient stay except in circumstances described in subsections (b)(5) and (b)(6) below. An additional payment shall be made for each day outlier or each cost outlier pursuant to subsections (b)(2), (b)(3) and (b)(4) below.

(2) If a covered general hospital inpatient stay is determined to be a cost outlier, the reimbursement for the cost outlier additional payment shall be obtained by multiplying two items: The DRG adjustment percentage and the difference between the estimated cost of the covered inpatient stay and the cost outlier limit.

(3) If a covered general hospital inpatient stay is determined to be a day outlier, the reimbursement for the day outlier additional payment shall be obtained by multiplying three items: The DRG daily rate, the DRG adjustment percentage, and the difference between the actual covered length of inpatient stay and the day outlier limit.

(4) If a covered general hospital inpatient stay is determined to be both a cost outlier and a day outlier, the additional payment shall be the greater of the amounts computed in subsections (b)(2) or (b)(3) above.

(5) If a recipient is transferred during a covered general hospital inpatient stay from one hospital to another hospital, the reimbursement to both hospitals shall be determined by a methodology specified by the secretary.

(6) Reimbursement shall not be made for a recipient's readmission to a hospital if the readmission for the same recipient is determined to have resulted from an inappropriate discharge. The effective date of this regulation shall be July 1, 1989.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-5-81v

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-708c; effective July 1, 1989.