048-37 Wyo. Code R. §§ 37-8 - Medicaid Allowable Payment for New Providers
(a) A provider that qualifies as a FQHC or
RHC after September 30, 1999, must submit a settled or "as filed" Medicare Cost
Report to the Department, which will serve as the basis for the provider's rate
calculation. Upon submission of a settled or an "as filed" Medicare Cost Report
a visit rate will be calculated as described by the cost formula in Section
7.
(b) If the FQHC or RHC does not have a
settled or an "as filed" Medicare Cost Report, the provider shall submit cost
information to the Department for services previously provided indicating
estimates for its next fiscal year and the number of patients and services it
expects to offer during that period.
(c) The Medicaid allowable payment for a new
provider shall be an interim visit rate equal to one hundred (100) percent of
the reasonable costs used in calculating the rates of FQHCs or RHCs with
similar caseloads located in the state during the same facility fiscal year,
adjusted by the percentage increase in MEI, as described by the cost formula in
Section 7. Interim visit rates
will be specific to each provider type: Independent RHCs, Hospital-based RHCs,
and FQHCs.
(i) If there are no FQHCs or RHC's
with similar caseloads, the Medicaid allowable payment for a new provider shall
be an interim visit rate equal to the Medicaid statewide average visit rate for
the calendar year, adjusted by the percentage increase in MEI, as described by
the cost formula in Section
7. Interim visit rates will be specific to
each provider type: Independent RHCs, Hospital-based RHCs, and FQHCs.
(d) The interim rate determined
pursuant to subsection (c) shall remain in effect until the FQHC or RHC has
submitted a settled Medicare Cost Report, at which time the FQHC's or RHC's
rate shall be recalculated pursuant to Section
7, except that the new FQHC's or RHC's base
period shall be its first fiscal year during which the FQHC or RHC provided
Medicaid services. The Department shall not retroactively reimburse the FQHC or
RHC for any underpayment or recover any overpayment based on changes in the
calculated rate.
Notes
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