House Journal: Page 1152: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
1 Amend House File 2613 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 30, by striking the figure
3 "23,933,406" and inserting the following:
4 "21,733,406".
5 2. By striking page 1, line 32, through page 2,
6 line 3, and inserting the following:
7 "2. To implement nursing facility provider
8 reimbursements as provided in this subsection:
9 $ 29,950,000
10 a. Notwithstanding the provision in 2001 Iowa
11 Acts, Senate File 2326, relating to the reimbursement
12 rate for nursing facilities under the medical
13 assistance program, for the fiscal year beginning July
14 1, 2002, nursing facilities shall instead be
15 reimbursed under the medical assistance program in
16 accordance with this subsection.
17 b. Notwithstanding 2001 Iowa Acts, chapter 192,
18 section 4, subsection 2, paragraph "b", nursing
19 facilities shall be reimbursed at the rate in effect
20 on June 30, 2002.
21 c. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
22 $3,000,000 shall be used to provide nursing facilities
23 a supplemental payment, in addition to the
24 reimbursement rate provided under paragraph "b". The
25 supplemental payment to nursing facilities shall be
26 determined by the department of human services, in
27 consultation with representatives of nursing
28 facilities and the vendor under contract with the
29 department to develop and implement the modified
30 price-based case-mix reimbursement system. The
31 additional payment amount may be determined in
32 accordance with 2001 Iowa Acts, chapter 192, section
33 4, subsection 2, paragraph "b", or may be determined
34 on an alternative basis.
35 d. In order to carry out the purposes of this
36 subsection, the department shall transfer funds
37 appropriated in this section to supplement other
38 appropriations to the department of human services."
39 3. Page 3, by inserting after line 7, the
40 following:
41 "Sec. 100. NURSING FACILITY CONVERSION GRANTS -
42 MORATORIUM. Nursing facility conversion grants as
43 described in section 249H.6 shall not be awarded
44 during the period beginning April 1, 2002, and ending
45 June 30, 2003. A nursing facility that has completed
46 a feasibility study prior to April 1, 2002, shall be
47 eligible for a nursing facility conversion grant
48 beginning July 1, 2003."
49 4. Page 3, by inserting after line 27, the
50 following:
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