LAC 50:V.1127. Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services

A. Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2008, the prospective per diem rate paid to small rural hospitals for psychiatric services rendered in distinct part psychiatric units shall be the median cost amount per inpatient day plus 10 percent. 1. The per diem rate calculation shall be based on each hospital's year-end cost report period ending in calendar year 2006. If the cost reporting period is not a full period (12 months), the latest filed full period cost report shall be used. B. The Medicaid cost per inpatient psychiatric day for each small rural hospital shall be inflated from their applicable cost reporting period to the midpoint of the implementation year (December 31, 2008) by the Medicare market basket inflation factor for PPS hospitals, then arrayed from high to low to determine the median inpatient acute cost per day for all small rural hospitals. C. The median cost and rates shall be rebased at least every other year using the latest filed full period cost reports as filed in accordance with Medicare timely filing guidelines. D. Effective for dates of service on or after August 1, 2010, the reimbursement paid for psychiatric services rendered by distinct part psychiatric units in small rural hospitals shall be up to the Medicare inpatient upper payment limits.