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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2804

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Lisk, Cody, Skinner, Conway, Campbell, Darneille, Linville, Schual‑Berke, Benson, Edwards, Clements, McMorris and Casada)

Read first time 02/09/2002.  Referred to Committee on .

Requiring the department of social and health services to review cost adjustments to calculate median costs for the nursing facility medicaid payment system.

    AN ACT Relating to the calculation of median costs for peer groups under the nursing facility medicaid payment system; and adding a new section to chapter 74.46 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 74.46 RCW to read as follows:

    Median costs for peer groups shall be calculated initially for July 1 rate setting as provided in this chapter on the basis of the most recent adjusted cost report information used to set the current rates regardless of whether the adjustments are contested or subject to pending administrative or judicial review.  Subsequently, median cost limits shall be calculated using October 31 adjusted cost information, and shall apply retroactively to the prior July 1 rates, regardless of whether the adjustments are contested or subject to pending administrative or judicial review or rulings, whether final or not.

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