PAYMENT FOR COVERED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES.

SEC. 511. PAYMENT FOR COVERED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES.(a) Adjustment to RUGs for AIDS Residents.—Paragraph (12) of section 1888(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)) is amended to read as follows:“(12) Adjustment for residents with aids.—117 STAT. 2299“(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of a resident of a skilled nursing facility who is afflicted with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the per diem amount of payment otherwise applicable (determined without regard to any increase under section 101 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, or under section 314(a) of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000), shall be increased by 128 percent to reflect increased costs associated with such residents.“(B) Sunset.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply on and after such date as the Secretary certifies that there is an appropriate adjustment in the case mix under paragraph (4)(G)(i) to compensate for the increased costs associated with residents described in such subparagraph.”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 2004.