Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 55. PUBLIC WELFARE |
PART III. Medical Assistance Manual |
Chapter 1187. Nursing Facility Services |
SubChapter H. PAYMENT CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS ANDADJUSTMENTS |
Section 1187.108. Gross adjustments to nursing facility payments
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(a) The case-mix payment system is a prospective system. There is no cost settlement under the case-mix payment system.
(b) Certain adjustments may be made which increase or decrease the payment which a nursing facility may have otherwise received. Gross adjustments to nursing facility payments are based on one or more of the following general provisions:
(1) If audit findings result in changing the peer group median and the peer group price, a retrospective gross adjustment is made for each nursing facility in the peer group where the change occurred.
(2) If a nursing facilitys MA CMI changes as a result of UMR resident assessment audit adjustments, retrospective gross adjustments shall be made for the nursing facility involved.
(c) Specific adjustments of the gross payments received by a nursing facility may be required by § § 1187.1091187.115.
Notation
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 1187.141 (relating to nursing facilitys right to appeal and to a hearing).