HB 1571 - DIGEST

Revises the nursing facility payment system.

Declares that the insurance component rate allocation corresponds to the labor and industries workers' compensation insurance and property and casualty insurance premiums paid by a nursing facility.

Provides that, beginning July 1, 2005, the department shall establish each medicaid nursing facility's insurance component rate allocation by determining the incremental increase in each facility's insurance costs by comparing the facility's insurance related costs as reported in their 1999 cost report data and their 2003 cost report data, excluding that portion of the insurance costs included in the direct care component. The insurance component rate allocation shall be a per resident day amount using total days from the 2003 cost report.

Provides that, beginning July 1, 2006, the department shall establish each medicaid nursing facility's insurance component rate allocation by determining the incremental increase in each facility's insurance costs by comparing the facility's insurance related costs as reported in their 1999 cost report data and their 2004 cost report data, excluding that portion of the insurance costs included in the direct care component. The insurance component rate allocation shall be a per resident day amount using total days from the 2004 cost report.

Expires June 30, 2007.