§ 40-8-31. Payments to out-of-state facilities.
Effective September 1, 2014, the executive office of health and human services shall
require that any payment to an out-of-state provider from whom a Medicaid-eligible
individual receives services must be a facility that applies for, and is approved
to participate in, the Rhode Island Medicaid program. This excludes payments to out-of-state
providers that do not participate in the Rhode Island Medicaid program but that are
determined to be acceptable due to extenuating circumstances by the secretary of the
executive office of health and human services. Furthermore, the department of children,
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§ 40-8-31. Payments to out-of-state facilities.
Effective September 1, 2014, the executive office of health and human services shall
require that any payment to an out-of-state provider from whom a Medicaid-eligible
individual receives services must be a facility that applies for, and is approved
to participate in, the Rhode Island Medicaid program. This excludes payments to out-of-state
providers that do not participate in the Rhode Island Medicaid program but that are
determined to be acceptable due to extenuating circumstances by the secretary of the
executive office of health and human services. Furthermore, the department of children,
youth and families is required to submit a bi-weekly report to the chair of the house
committee on finance, the chair of the senate committee on finance, the house fiscal
advisor, the senate fiscal advisor, and the office of management and budget detailing
payments for placements to out-of-state facilities. The report should also indicate
the entity recommending or ordering the placement, the types of services required,
and reason for using an out-of-state facility. This change may require the adoption
of new or amended rules, regulations and procedures.