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1 Medicaid Reimbursement Rate For Small Assisted Living Facilities. For the biennium ending June 30, 2025, Medicaid reimbursement rates for assisted living facilities shall be increased to $115 per day for facilities with fewer than l6 beds and a Medicaid bed occupancy rate of 50 percent or higher.
2 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services.
I. The department of health and human services shall include in its biennial budget requests the costs of funding the Medicaid reimbursement rate for small assisted living facilities as provided in section 1 of this act.
II. The sum necessary to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate to $115 per day for assisted living facilities with fewer than 16 beds and a Medicaid bed occupancy rate of 50 percent or higher is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the biennium ending June 30, 2025. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Report. On or before January 1, 2024, the department of health and human services shall submit a report to the governor, the senate president, and the speaker of the house of representatives that identifies the number of assisted living facilities and Medicaid beds eligible for the Medicaid reimbursement rate increase established in this act. The report shall address the status of implementation and the effect of the rate increase on the ability of these facilities to meet the needs of this vulnerable population.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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1 Medicaid Reimbursement Rate For Small Assisted Living Facilities. For the biennium ending June 30, 2025, Medicaid reimbursement rates for assisted living facilities shall be increased to $115 per day for facilities with fewer than l6 beds and a Medicaid bed occupancy rate of 50 percent or higher.
2 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services.
I. The department of health and human services shall include in its biennial budget requests the costs of funding the Medicaid reimbursement rate for small assisted living facilities as provided in section 1 of this act.
II. The sum necessary to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate to $115 per day for assisted living facilities with fewer than 16 beds and a Medicaid bed occupancy rate of 50 percent or higher is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the biennium ending June 30, 2025. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Report. On or before January 1, 2024, the department of health and human services shall submit a report to the governor, the senate president, and the speaker of the house of representatives that identifies the number of assisted living facilities and Medicaid beds eligible for the Medicaid reimbursement rate increase established in this act. The report shall address the status of implementation and the effect of the rate increase on the ability of these facilities to meet the needs of this vulnerable population.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.