LAC 50:V.2709. Distinct Part Psychiatric Units

A. Effective for dates of service on or after February 10, 2012, a Medicaid-enrolled non-state acute care hospital that enters into a cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) with the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Behavioral Health to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services to Medicaid and uninsured patients , and which also assumes the operation and management of a state-owned and formerly state-operated hospital distinct part psychiatric unit, shall be paid a per diem rate of $581.11 per day for each uninsured inpatient. B. Qualifying hospitals must submit costs and patient specific data in a format specified by the department. 1. Cost and lengths of stay will be reviewed for reasonableness before payments are made. C. Payments shall be made on a quarterly basis.