A. Payments under the Medicaid Program shall be made to reserve a bed in an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) during the absence of a resident, other than for periods of inpatient hospitalization, pursuant to the provisions of 42 C.F.R. 447.40. Such payments for periods of absence shall be limited to payment for a maximum of sixty (60) days absent in a calendar year.
B. The Department of Human Services shall amend the Medicaid State Plan to conform with the requirements of this section.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 218, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 475, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.