Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part V - Hospital Services
Subpart 3 - Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments
Chapter 29 - Public-Private Partnerships
Section V-2903 - Reimbursement Methodology

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-2903

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

A. Free-Standing Psychiatric Hospitals. Effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, the per diem rate paid to free-standing psychiatric hospitals shall be reduced by 5 percent of the rate in effect on September 30, 2015. The new per diem rate shall be $552.05 per day.

1. Cost and lengths of stay will be reviewed for reasonableness before payments are made. Payments shall be made on a monthly basis.

2. Aggregate DSH payments for hospitals that receive payment from this category, and any other DSH category, shall not exceed the hospitals specific DSH limit. If payments calculated under this methodology would cause a hospitals aggregate DSH payment to exceed the limit, the payment from this category shall be capped at the hospitals specific DSH limit.

B. Effective for dates of service on or after December 1, 2023, payment for DSH eligible services provided through a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Department of Health shall be equal to the Medicaid per diem rate on file for free-standing psychiatric hospitals.

1. Cost and lengths of stay will be reviewed for reasonableness before payments are made. Reasonableness will be determined at the sole discretion of the department. Payments shall be made on a monthly basis.

2. Payment for DSH eligible services at the Medicaid rate shall be contingent on qualifying hospitals maintaining and timely submitting all department required documentation for DSH eligible services throughout the review and audit process.

3. Payments shall be limited to $552.05 per day if the department determines that the qualifying hospital is not maintaining or timely submitting the required documentation for DSH eligible services throughout the review and audit process.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

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