House Journal: Page 1640: Monday, April 30, 2001
9 operation following the awarding of the grant by the
10 department of human services."
11 8. Page 3, line 1, by inserting after the figure
12 "94.00." the following: "A nursing facility shall not
13 receive a reimbursement rate under this paragraph that
14 is less than the rate received on June 30, 2001, plus
15 an inflation factor of 6.21 percent. For the purposes
16 of this calculation, any excess payment allowance
17 received by the facility shall not be considered part
18 of the reimbursement rate."
19 9. Page 3, line 10, by inserting after the figure
20 "97.47." the following: "A nursing facility shall not
21 receive a reimbursement rate under this paragraph that
22 is less than the rate received on June 30, 2002, plus
23 an inflation factor based on the HCFA/SNF index. For
24 the purposes of this calculation, any excess payment
25 allowance received by the facility shall not be
26 considered part of the reimbursement rate."
27 10. Page 5, line 6, by striking the word "their"
28 and inserting the following: "the median of".
29 11. Page 5, line 16, by striking the word "their"
30 and inserting the following: "the median of".
31 12. Page 6, line 23, by striking the word "rate"
32 and inserting the following: "median".
33 13. Page 10, by inserting after line 1, the
34 following:
35 "Sec. . Section 249H.3, subsection 1, Code
36 2001, is amended to read as follows:
37 1. "Affordable" means rates for payment of room,
38 board, amenities, and medical and health services
39 which do not exceed the rates established for
40 providers of medical and health services under the
41 medical assistance program with eligibility for an
42 individual equal to the eligibility for medical
43 assistance pursuant to section 249A.3 may be
44 purchased, in conjunction with third-party payors, by
45 seniors with low and moderate incomes in the market
46 area of the providers of such services. In relation
47 to services provided by a provider of services under a
48 home and community-based waiver, "affordable" means
49 that the total monthly cost of the home and community-
50 based waiver services provided does not exceed the
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1 cost for that level of care as established by rule by
2 the department of human services, pursuant to chapter
3 17A, in consultation with the department of elder
4 affairs."
5 14. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1755 was adopted.
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