74.46.541 Skilled nursing facility safety net assessment

74.46.541 Skilled nursing facility safety net assessment—Reimbursement of medicaid share.

WA Rev Code § 74.46.541 (2019) (N/A)

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RCW 74.46.541 Skilled nursing facility safety net assessment—Reimbursement of medicaid share.

(1) The department shall establish a skilled nursing facility safety net assessment medicaid share pass-through or rate add-on to reimburse the medicaid share of the skilled nursing facility safety net assessment as a medicaid allowable cost consistent with RCW 74.48.030. This add-on shall not be considered an allowable cost for future year cost rebasing.

(2) As of July 1, 2011, supplemental payments to reimburse medicaid expenditures, including an amount to reimburse the medicaid share of the skilled nursing facility safety net assessment, not to exceed the annual medicare upper payment limit, must be provided for all years when the skilled nursing facility safety net assessment is levied, consistent with RCW 74.48.030. These supplemental payments, at a minimum, must be sufficient to reimburse the medicaid share of the assessment for those paying the assessment. The part of these supplemental payments that reimburses the medicaid share of the assessment are not subject to the reconciliation and settlement process provided in RCW 74.46.022(6).

[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 7 § 10.]

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Purpose—Findings—Intent—Severability—Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 7: See RCW 74.48.005, 74.48.900, and 74.48.901.

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