Payment and Payment Limitations for Inpatient Hospital Care

PURPOSE: This rule establishes payment and payment limitations for all inpatient hospital admissions. Information is provided for hospital inpatient admissions that are exempt from certification. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that publication of the entire text of the material that is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here. (1) For inpatient hospital admissions that do not require certi fication as specified in 13 CSR 70-15.020, the number of days which MO HealthNet will cover for each admission is included in the MO HealthNet exempt diagnosis table, which is incor porated by reference and made a part of this rule as published by the Department of Social Services, MO HealthNet Division, 615 Howerton Court, Jefferson City, MO 65109, March 11, 2026. All other admissions require certification per 13 CSR 70-15.020. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. (A) The MO HealthNet program shall be administered by the Department of Social Services, MO HealthNet Division. The services covered and not covered, the limitations under which services are covered, and the maximum allowable fees for all covered services shall be determined by the division and shall be included in the MO HealthNet Hospital Manual, which is in corporated by reference in this rule as published by the Depart ment of Social Services, MO HealthNet Division, 615 Howerton Court, Jefferson City, MO 65109, January 28, 2026. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. (2) The counting of days which may be reimbursed per inpa tient stay shall be from the beginning date of admission for a continuous period of hospitalization, unless conditions de scribed in subsection (2)(A) or (B) apply. (A) If the participant’s beginning date of eligibility is later than the date of admission, the counting of days which may be allowable will be from the beginning eligibility date. (B) If the participant has exhausted Title XVIII inpatient ben efits, the counting of days which may be allowable will be from the date following the date on which the Title XVIII benefits are exhausted. (3) Reimbursement shall be made in accordance with 13 CSR 70-15.010 for only allowable days during which the participant is eligible. AUTHORITY: sections 208.152 and 208.153, RSMo Supp. 2025, and section 208.201, RSMo 2016.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 40-81.051. Emergency rule filed April 7, 1981, effective April 20, 1981, expired July 10, 1981. Original rule filed April 7, 1981, effective July 11, 1981. Emergency amendment filed July 15, 1981, effective Aug. 1, 1981, expired Oct. 10, 1981. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 21, 1981, effective Sept. 1, 1981, expired Dec. 10, 1981. Amended: Filed July 15, 1981, effective Oct. 11, 1981. Emergency amendment filed Nov. 20, 1981, effective Dec. 1, 1981, expired March 10, 1982. Amended: Filed Aug. 21, 1981, effective Dec. 11, 1981. Amended: Filed Nov. 20, 1981, effective March 11, 1982. Amended: Filed April 14, 1982, effective July 11, 1982. Emergency amendment filed Nov. 24, 1982, effective Dec. 4, 1982, expired March 10, 1983. Amended: Filed Nov. 24, 1982, effective March 11, 1983. Emergency amendment filed April 8, 1983, effective April 18, 1983, expired July 10, 1983. Amended: Filed April 8, 1983, effective July 11, 1983. Emergency amendment filed Dec. 21, 1983, effective Jan. 1, 1984, expired April 11, 1984. Emergency amendment filed March 14, 1984, effective March 28, 1984, expired June 10, 1984. Amended: Filed March 14, 1984, effective June 11, 1984. Amended: Filed Oct. 15, 1984, effective Feb. 11, 1985. Amended: Filed Jan. 15, 1985, effective April 11, 1985. Amended: Filed April 2, 1986, effective Sept. 1, 1986. Amended: Filed June 17, 1986, effective Sept. 1, 1986. Emergency amendment filed Sept. 17, 1986, effective Sept. 27, 1986, expired Jan. 25, 1987. Amended: Filed Aug. 1, 1986, effective Oct. 11, 1986. Amended: Filed Nov. 14, 1986, effective Jan. 30, 1987. Amended: Filed May 4, 1987, effective July 23, 1987. Amended: Filed Jan. 5, 1988, effective March 25, 1988. Amended: Filed April 4, 1988, effective July 1, 1988. Emergency amendment filed Dec. 1, 1989, effective Jan. 1, 1990, expired April 29, 1990. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 1989, effective Feb. 25, 1990. Amended: Filed Dec. 4, 1989, effective Feb. 25, 1990. Emergency amendment filed June 18, 1991, effective July 15, 1991, expired Oct. 28, 1991. Amended: Filed March 18, 1991, effective Aug. 30, 1991. Emergency amendment filed June 20, 1991, effective July 1, 1991, expired Oct. 28, 1991. Emergency amendment filed Oct. 15, 1991, effective Oct. 29, 1991, expired Feb. 6, 1992. Emergency amendment filed Oct. 15, 1991, effective Oct. 29, 1991, expired Feb. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed June 18, 1991, effective Oct. 31, 1991. Amended: Filed June 18, 1991, effective Oct. 31, 1991. Amended: Filed June 15, 2005, effective Dec. 30, 2005. Amended: Filed July 16, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed Sept. 16, 2013, effective March 30, 2014. Amended: Filed May 5, 2016, effective Nov. 30, 2016. Amended: Filed Jan. 10, 2022, effective July 30, 2022. Amended: Filed March 2, 2026, effective Sept. 30, 2026. *Original authority: 208.152, RSMo 1967, amended 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025; 208.153, RSMo 1967, amended 1967, 1973, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2012, 2024; and 208.201, RSMo 1987, amended 2007.