Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part I - Workers' Compensation Administration
Subpart 2 - Medical Guidelines
Chapter 25 - Hospital Reimbursement Schedule, Billing Instruction and Maintenance Procedures
Section I-2513 - Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Facility Reimbursement

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-2513

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Reimbursement for skilled nursing facility or intermediate care (swing bed) facility services will be limited to the lesser of covered billed charges or the per diem amount.

1. The uniform statewide per diem rates will be applied to inpatient days by type of facility, either hospital-based or freestanding.

2. The reimbursement amount will be reduced by charges for noncovered items and services.

Per Diem Rate Schedules

Skilled Nursing Facility

Hospital Based

$294

Freestanding

$ 69

Intermediate Care Facility

Hospital Based

$224

Freestanding

$ 63

3. Using the above per diems, the formula for calculating payment amount is the same as that for inpatient hospital services found in §2505. B.1

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1034.2.

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