LAC 50:V.1903. Reimbursement Methodology

A. Effective July 1, 2022, the inpatient hospital per diem rate paid to an urban MSA facility for acute care services shall be increased by indexing annually to 95 percent of the small rural hospital acute per diem rate in effect. B. Effective July 1, 2022, the inpatient hospital per diem rate paid to an urban MSA facility for psychiatric services shall be increased by indexing annually to 95 percent of the small rural hospital psychiatric per diem rate in effect. C. These rates are conditional on the hospital continuing to meet all qualifying criteria included in §1901. If the hospital no longer qualifies, payments will revert back to appropriate non-rural, non-state hospital assigned rates effective on the date that the qualification(s) in §1901 are no longer met. D. The department may review all above provisions every three years, at a minimum, to evaluate continuation of these enhanced reimbursements.