Delaware § 1183 Nursing facility rate adjustments

Delaware Statutes

§ 1183 — Nursing facility rate adjustments

Delaware § 1183

JurisdictionDelaware

Title16

PartRegulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health

Ch. 11Long-Term Care Facilities and Services

Subch.Nursing Facility Quality Assessment Fund

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Del. Code tit. 16, § 1183 (2026).

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(a)Medicaid enrolled nursing facilities that are not subject to penalties under § 6503 of Title 30 shall be eligible for per diem rate adjustments referred to by § 1182(a)(1) and (2) of this title. Nursing facilities subject to penalties under § 6503 of Title 30 shall be eligible for per diem rate adjustments only after all penalties and past due quality assessments are paid in full.

(b)Effective April 1, 2012, nursing facilities are paid for services rendered to Medicaid patients directly by DHSS as well as by managed care companies under contract to the Medicaid agency. The per diem rate adjustments referred to by § 1182(a)(1) and (2) of this title will be incorporated into the DHSS nursing facility level of reimbursement rate schedules. Unless a facility is subject to penalties as de

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(a) Medicaid enrolled nursing facilities that are not subject to penalties under § 6503 of Title 30 shall be eligible for per diem rate adjustments referred to by § 1182(a)(1) and (2) of this title. Nursing facilities subject to penalties under § 6503 of Title 30 shall be eligible for per diem rate adjustments only after all penalties and past due quality assessments are paid in full.

(b) Effective April 1, 2012, nursing facilities are paid for services rendered to Medicaid patients directly by DHSS as well as by managed care companies under contract to the Medicaid agency. The per diem rate adjustments referred to by § 1182(a)(1) and (2) of this title will be incorporated into the DHSS nursing facility level of reimbursement rate schedules. Unless a facility is subject to penalties as described in subsection (a) of this section, DHSS and the managed care companies will pay no lower than the adjusted per diem rates in these schedules.

(c) The rate adjustments referred to by § 1182(a)(1) and (2) of this title shall be a rate paid on a per Medicaid resident day basis. The rate paid will be the same per diem amount for each facility other than the per diem to reimburse the Medicaid share of the assessment.

(d) The rate adjustments referred to by § 1182(a)(1) and (2) of this title will be retroactive for dates of service on or after June 1, 2012. Upon CMS notification to DHSS of waiver approval and, if required, state plan amendment approval, the per diem rates in effect as of June 1, 2012, will be increased by the rate adjustments referred to by § 1182(a)(1) and (2) of this title. The retroactive rate adjustments for Medicaid paid claims for service dates between June 1, 2012, and the date of CMS notification of waiver and, if required, plan amendment approval, must be paid within 30 days of CMS approval.