Senate File 286 - Introduced SENATE FILE 286 BY SEGEBART A BILL FOR An Act relating to the reimbursement and cost-reporting 1 methodologies and documentation requirements applicable to 2 certain Medicaid providers, and including effective date 3 provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2247XS (4) 87 pf/nh
S.F. 286 Section 1. MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 1 PROVIDERS —— COST-REPORTING METHODOLOGY AND DOCUMENTATION 2 CHANGES. 3 1. Beginning July 1, 2017, the department of human services 4 shall discontinue application of the retrospectively limited 5 prospective rates reimbursement methodology to and the required 6 submission of cost reports by affected providers under 441 IAC 7 79.1. 8 2. The department of human services, in consultation with 9 affected parties, including but not limited to Medicaid home 10 and community-based services providers, shall develop and 11 submit to the governor and the general assembly by November 30, 12 2017, a proposal for a new cost-reporting methodology to be 13 used for the purposes of determining actuarially sound rates 14 and fee-for-service reimbursement for applicable Medicaid home 15 and community-based services providers beginning July 1, 2018. 16 The cost-reporting methodology developed shall be based on 17 all reasonable costs of doing business as a Medicaid home and 18 community-based services provider. 19 3. The department of human services shall amend 441 IAC 20 24.4 relating to standards of service for providers of services 21 to persons with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or 22 developmental disabilities pursuant to chapter 225C and 441 23 IAC 79.3(2) relating to medical clinical records for providers 24 of services under the Medicaid program pursuant to chapter 25 249A, to provide, effective November 1, 2017, that in addition 26 to allowing documentation of the provision of services or 27 standards of service in a narrative format, the following 28 providers may also provide documentation in a checkbox form 29 format in accordance with the provider’s organizational 30 policies and procedures: 31 a. Advanced registered nurse practitioners. 32 b. Psychologists. 33 c. Community mental health centers. 34 d. Home and community-based habilitation services 35 -1- LSB 2247XS (4) 87 pf/nh 1/ 3
S.F. 286 providers. 1 e. Behavioral health intervention. 2 f. Case management services including home and 3 community-based services case management services. 4 g. Home and community-based services waiver services. 5 h. Behavioral health services. 6 i. Community-based neurobehavioral rehabilitation 7 residential services and intermittent services. 8 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 9 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to reimbursement methodologies, cost 14 reports, and documentation required of certain Medicaid home 15 and community-based services providers. 16 The bill requires that beginning July 1, 2017, the 17 department of human services (DHS) shall discontinue 18 application of the retrospectively limited prospective rates 19 reimbursement methodology and the required submission of 20 cost reports by affected providers as provided under the 21 administrative rule that applies this reimbursement methodology 22 and requires submission of cost reports by Medicaid home and 23 community-based services (HCBS) supported community living, 24 family and community support services, and interim medical 25 monitoring and treatment when provided by an HCBS-certified 26 supported community agency. 27 The bill directs DHS, in consultation with affected parties, 28 including but not limited to Medicaid home and community-based 29 services providers, to develop and submit to the governor and 30 the general assembly by November 30, 2017, a proposal for a 31 new cost-reporting methodology to be used for the purposes 32 of determining actuarially sound rates and fee-for-service 33 reimbursement for applicable HCBS providers beginning July 1, 34 2018. The cost-reporting methodology developed shall be based 35 -2- LSB 2247XS (4) 87 pf/nh 2/ 3
S.F. 286 on all reasonable costs of doing business as a Medicaid home 1 and community-based services provider. 2 The bill also requires DHS to amend administrative rules 3 relating to standards of service for providers of services 4 to persons with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, 5 or developmental disabilities and those relating to medical 6 clinical records for providers of services under the Medicaid 7 program to provide, effective November 1, 2017, that in 8 addition to allowing documentation of the provision of 9 services or standards of service in a narrative format, certain 10 providers specified in the bill may also provide documentation 11 in a checkbox form format in accordance with the provider’s 12 organizational policies and procedures. 13 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 14 -3- LSB 2247XS (4) 87 pf/nh 3/ 3