The bill requires the department of health care policy and
financing (department) to develop, analyze, and enforce a demonstration of need for each new nursing facility provider seeking medicaid certification. The requirement does not apply to a nursing facility provider certified prior to June 30, 2021.
The bill requires the medical services board to promulgate rules,
no later than June 30, 2022, addressing the establishment of criteria to be used in determining a nursing facility provider's medicaid certification.
The bill allows the department to exempt nursing facilities with 5
or fewer medicaid beds from the current reimbursement methodology and instead require the facilities to be reimbursed at the statewide average rate.
