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TITLE 405 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule
LSA Document #16-327

Under IC 4-22-2-23, the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services intends to adopt a rule concerning the following:

OVERVIEW: Amends 405 IAC 1-12-1 to clarify policy language regarding payment for services rendered by intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICFs/IID) and community residential facilities for the developmentally disabled (CRFs/DD). Amends 405 IAC 1-12-2 to add a definition for the department head position. Amends 405 IAC 1-12-3 to clarify provider responsibility to substantiate that their costs are related to patient care. Amends 405 IAC 1-12-4 to clarify the penalty for untimely cost report filings. Amends 405 IAC 1-12-5 to add a penalty for untimely filing of the Checklist of Management Representations. Amends 405 IAC 1-12-7 to clarify the criteria for excluding a provider from the average allowable cost of the median patient day computations. Amends 405 IAC 1-12-19 to update and clarify language. Amends 405 IAC 1-12-20 to update language. Amends 405 IAC 1-12-21 to revise the reimbursement rate for Comprehensive Rehabilitative Management Needs Facilities (CRMNF) pursuant with state law. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-1 to clarify policy language regarding payment for services rendered to members by nursing facilities. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-2 to update definitions to reflect the change from the Resource Utilization Group, version III (RUG-III), to RUG-IV, update the Minimum Data Set resident assessment (MDS), version 2.0 to MDS version 3.0, and to clarify and add several definitions. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-3 to clarify the information required on the Medicaid cost report form, to require financial records or supporting documentation to be made available to the office, to add penalty for failure to submit requested information, and to clarify compliance review scheduling procedures and clarify provider responsibility to substantiate that their costs are related to patient care. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-4 to clarify the information required by providers with their annual cost report submission and to make other changes as a result of the change to RUG-IV. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-6 to update and clarify language regarding rate reviews. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-7 to add the Case Mix Index (CMI) table for RUG-IV and to make other changes as a result of the change to RUG-IV. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-9 to clarify the calendar quarters utilized in determining a facility's CMI. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-10 to clarify certain costs as not allowable. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-11 to clarify the reporting of costs incurred by parties defined by the rule to be related to the Medicaid certified nursing facilities. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-12 to clarify what costs are included in the fair rental value allowance. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-21 to clarify that changes to the allocation of reported costs due to prior period audit findings are authorized by OMPP. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-22 to update and clarify language regarding MDS review processes. Amends 405 IAC 1-14.6-24 to clarify how the Quality Assessment Fee (QAF) is determined. Amends 405 IAC 1-15-1 to clarify and update MDS electronic transmission requirements for nursing facilities. Amends 405 IAC 1-15-2 to modify the Medicaid rule for the electronic transmission of the MDS to reflect the change from RUG-III to RUG-IV and MDS 2.0 to MDS 3.0. Amends 405 IAC 1-15-4 to clarify scope of review by OMPP of nursing facility MDS resident assessment data and to reflect the change from RUG-III to RUG-IV. Amends 405 IAC 1-15-5 to clarify scope of review of MDS resident assessments. Repeals 405 IAC 1-14.5, 405 IAC 1-15-3, and 405 IAC 1-15-6 as obsolete. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher. Statutory authority: IC 12-15-1-10; IC 12-15-21-2.


For purposes of IC 4-22-2-28.1, the Small Business Regulatory Coordinator for this rule is:
Derris Harrison
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning
Indiana Government Center South
402 West Washington Street, Room W374
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-6073
derris.harrison@fssa.in.gov

For purposes of IC 4-22-2-28.1, the Small Business Ombudsman designated by IC 4-4-35-8 is:
Robert Warner
Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
One North Capitol, Suite 600
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-5679
ombudsman@osbe.in.gov
Resources available to regulated entities through the small business ombudsman include the ombudsman's duties stated in IC 4-4-35-8, specifically IC 4-4-35-8(9), investigating and attempting to resolve any matter regarding compliance by a small business with a law, rule, or policy administered by a state agency, either as a party to a proceeding or as a mediator.

Posted: 08/03/2016 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20160803-IR-405160327NIA
Composed: May 12,2024 7:02:26AM EDT
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