House File 692 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 213) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to psychiatric medical institution for children 2 services and providing an effective date. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1680HV 83 5 jp/rj/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN 1 2 == REIMBURSEMENT. 1 3 1. For the purposes of this section, unless the context 1 4 otherwise requires, "psychiatric institution" means a 1 5 psychiatric medical institution for children licensed under 1 6 chapter 135H and receiving medical assistance program 1 7 reimbursement. 1 8 2. The department of human services, in consultation with 1 9 psychiatric institution providers, shall develop a cost=based 1 10 rate setting methodology with levels of reimbursement based on 1 11 acuity for psychiatric institution providers in accordance 1 12 with this section. 1 13 3. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and 1 14 ending June 30, 2010, psychiatric institution providers may 1 15 submit a projected cost report to be used to set a prospective 1 16 rate for the rate period of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 1 17 2010. For that fiscal year, the maximum reimbursement rate 1 18 for psychiatric institution providers shall be 103 percent of 1 19 the patient=day weighted statewide average cost of psychiatric 1 20 institution providers located within the state, based on the 1 21 cost reports for the preceding fiscal year. However, the 1 22 average cost computation shall not include the psychiatric 1 23 institution at the state mental health institute located at 1 24 Independence, and upon receiving federal approval, the 1 25 reimbursement rate for that psychiatric institution shall be 1 26 as provided in the state plan amendment under subsection 5. 1 27 The reimbursement payments made to psychiatric institution 1 28 providers for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and 1 29 ending June 30, 2010, shall be cost settled to actual cost, 1 30 not to exceed the maximum reimbursement rate for the fiscal 1 31 year. Any overpayment amount shall be returned within 30 days 1 32 of submission of a notice of overpayment to the provider. 1 33 b. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", on a case=by=case basis 1 34 for psychiatric institution services provided to children with 1 35 intensive needs who would otherwise require placement outside 2 1 the state, the department may apply an exception to policy 2 2 process to authorize provider reimbursement in excess of the 2 3 maximum reimbursement rate under paragraph "a". 2 4 4. a. By January 1, 2010, the department shall develop a 2 5 methodology for cost=based reimbursement with an acuity 2 6 adjustment based on the aggregate acuity level of each 2 7 psychiatric institution's patient mix. Under the methodology, 2 8 each psychiatric institution's aggregate acuity level shall be 2 9 recalculated periodically. The department shall work with 2 10 psychiatric institution provider representatives to develop 2 11 the methodology. 2 12 b. The department shall implement the cost=based 2 13 reimbursement with acuity adjustment methodology beginning on 2 14 July 1, 2010. 2 15 5. The department shall submit a medical assistance state 2 16 plan amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid 2 17 services of the United States department of health and human 2 18 services requesting authorization to reimburse the psychiatric 2 19 institution at the state mental health institute located at 2 20 Independence at 100 percent of actual costs. Upon receiving 2 21 approval of the plan amendment, for the fiscal year beginning 2 22 July 1, 2009, an amount equivalent to the resulting savings 2 23 shall be transferred from the appropriation for the state 2 24 mental health institute at Independence to the medical 2 25 assistance appropriation to be used for the purposes described 2 26 in this section. 2 27 6. The department shall track the number of admissions of 2 28 Iowa children to out=of=state psychiatric medical institutions 2 29 for children and the corresponding expenditures, and if 2 30 necessary, shall adopt utilization control strategies to 2 31 assure that utilization of such out=of=state admission is 2 32 reduced. 2 33 7. The department, in consultation with providers, shall 2 34 develop and implement outcome measures for all psychiatric 2 35 institution providers beginning on July 1, 2010. 3 1 8. The department of human services shall adopt rules 3 2 pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section. 3 3 Sec. 2. Section 249A.31, Code 2009, is amended by adding 3 4 the following new unnumbered paragraph: 3 5 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Effective July 1, 2010, the 3 6 department shall apply a cost=based reimbursement methodology 3 7 for reimbursement of psychiatric medical institution for 3 8 children providers. 3 9 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 3 10 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 3 11 EXPLANATION 3 12 This bill relates to psychiatric medical institution for 3 13 children (PMIC) services by providing for development and 3 14 implementation of a new reimbursement methodology that is 3 15 acuity=based and by addressing other PMIC service provisions. 3 16 The department of human services (DHS) is directed to work 3 17 with PMIC providers in developing the new reimbursement 3 18 methodology to be implemented beginning on July 1, 2010. For 3 19 fiscal year 2009=2010, the maximum reimbursement rate for PMIC 3 20 providers other than the PMIC at the state mental health 3 21 institute located at Independence, is limited to a specified 3 22 percentage of certain average costs. However, the PMIC 3 23 providers may submit a projected cost report to be used to set 3 24 a prospective rate for that year until actual costs are 3 25 settled. If there is an overpayment, the PMIC provider must 3 26 return the overpayment within 30 days of being notified. DHS 3 27 may utilize the exception to policy process on a case=by=case 3 28 basis to authorize a higher rate for services provided to 3 29 children with intensive needs who would otherwise be placed 3 30 out=of=state. DHS is required to track out=of=state PMIC 3 31 placements and apply utilization controls strategies to assure 3 32 a reduction in out=of=state PMIC admissions. 3 33 The department is required to apply for state medical 3 34 assistance plan amendment for authority to reimburse the PMIC 3 35 located at the state mental health institute for 100 percent 4 1 of actual costs. Any resulting savings to that institute's 4 2 appropriation for fiscal year 2009=2010 is to be transferred 4 3 to the medical assistance (Medicaid) program appropriation to 4 4 be used for the purposes in the bill. 4 5 The department is also required to work with PMIC providers 4 6 to develop and implement outcome measures for PMIC providers 4 7 beginning on July 1, 2010. 4 8 The department is required to adopt rules to implement the 4 9 bill. 4 10 Code section 249A.31, relating to cost=based reimbursement 4 11 under the Medicaid program, is amended to require permanent 4 12 cost=based reimbursement of PMICs effective July 1, 2010. 4 13 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 4 14 LSB 1680HV 83 4 15 jp/rj/14