Indiana Administrative Code
Title 405 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Article 1 - MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND SERVICES
Rule 21 - Payments for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Services
Section 21-3 - Reimbursement rates
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 12-15-1-10; IC 12-15-21-2; IC 12-15-21-3
Affected: IC 12-15
Sec. 3.
Covered inpatient psychiatric facility services for individuals under twenty-one (21) years of age provided in PRTFs shall be reimbursed in accordance with the following:
(1) The PRTFs shall be reimbursed for services provided to Medicaid members based upon the lower of:
(2) The applicable PRTF payment per diem rate determined in subdivision (1) shall provide reimbursement for all Medicaid covered services provided in the psychiatric residential treatment facility except for those costs described in subdivisions (3) and (6). Providers will include, and rates will be determined using, only those allowable costs as listed in Medicaid provider reimbursement manuals and update bulletins.
(3) The per diem rate determined in subdivision (1) shall exclude those costs incurred for the following:
(4) All costs utilized to determine the statewide prospective per diem rate in subdivision (1)(A) shall be subject to reasonability standards as set forth in the Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual, CMS- Pub. 15-1, Chapter 25.
(5) The per diem rate determined in subdivision (1) shall exclude such costs unrelated to providing psychiatric residential services, including, but not limited to, the following:
(6) Medicaid reimbursement for Medicaid covered psychiatric services provided to members residing in a psychiatric residential treatment facility shall be limited to the payments described in this rule. Costs for Medicaid covered services not related to the member's psychiatric condition but performed at the PRTF will be included in the PRTF per diem rate. Medicaid reimbursement for Medicaid covered services not related to the member's psychiatric condition is available, separate from the PRTF per diem, only in instances where those services are unavailable at the PRTF and are performed at a location other than the PRTF.
(7) The established per diem rate for psychiatric residential treatment facilities shall be reviewed annually by the office by using the most recent, reliable claims data and adjusted cost report data to reflect changes in treatment patterns, technology, and other factors that may change the cost of efficiently providing inpatient psychiatric services, and adjusted as necessary, in accordance with this section.