WAC 182-550-3381. Payment method for acute PM&R services and administrative day services

This section describes the agency's payment method for acute physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) services provided by acute PM&R hospitals. (1) The agency pays an acute PM&R hospital for acute PM&R services based on a rehabilitation per diem rate. See chapter 182-550 WAC and WAC 182-550-3000 . (2) Acute PM&R room and board includes, but is not limited to: (a) Facility use; (b) Social services (e.g., discharge planning); (c) Bed and standard room furnishings; and (d) Dietary and nursing services. (3) When the agency authorizes administrative day(s) for a client as described in WAC 182-550-2561 (8), the agency pays the facility: (a) The administrative day rate; and (b) For pharmaceuticals prescribed for the client's use during the administrative portion of the client's stay. (4) The agency pays for transportation services provided to a client receiving acute PM&R services in an acute PM&R hospital according to chapter 182-546 WAC.