471 NAC 46-007. PAYMENTS FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES

007. PAYMENTS FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES. Payments for rehabilitation discharges are made on a prospective per diem basis. All rehabilitation services, regardless of the type of hospital providing the service, will be reimbursed on a per diem basis. This includes services provided at a facility enrolled as a provider for rehabilitation services which is not a licensed rehabilitation hospital or a Medicare-certified distinct part unit. The per diem basis will be the sum of: the hospital-specific base payment per diem basis ; and the hospital's direct medical education (DME) cost payment , if applicable. Payment for each discharge equals the per diem basis times the number of approved beneficiary days. Payment is made for the day of admission but not for the day of discharge. Per diem payment amounts are subject to annual adjustment as specified by Nebraska Legislative appropriations. 007.01 ADJUSTMENT OF HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC BASE PAYMENT AMOUNT. The base payment amounts are subject to annual adjustment as specified by Nebraska Legislative appropriations.