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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 30. Department of Medical Assistance Services
Chapter 70. Methods and Standards for Establishing Payment Rates; In-Patient Hospital Care
11/21/2024

12VAC30-70-150. Methods and standards for establishing payment rates - inpatient hospital care: Dispute resolution for state-operated providers.

§ 1. Definitions.

"DMAS" means the Department of Medical Assistance Services.

"Division Director" means the Director of a division of DMAS.

"State-operated provider" means a provider of Medicaid services which is enrolled in the Medicaid program and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

§ 2. Right to request reconsideration.

A. A state-operated provider shall have the right to request a reconsideration for any issue which would be otherwise administratively appealable under the State Plan by a non-state operated provider. This shall be the sole procedure available to state-operated providers.

B. The appropriate DMAS Division must receive the reconsideration request within 30 calendar days after the provider receives its Notice of Amount of Program Reimbursement, notice of proposed action, findings letter, or other DMAS notice giving rise to a dispute.

§ 3. Informal review. The state-operated provider shall submit to the appropriate DMAS Division written information specifying the nature of the dispute and the relief sought. If a reimbursement adjustment is sought, the written information must include the nature of the adjustment sought; the amount of the adjustment sought; and the reasons for seeking the adjustment. The Division Director or his designee shall review this information, requesting additional information as necessary. If either party so requests, they may meet to discuss a resolution. Any designee shall then recommend to the Division Director whether relief is appropriate in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

§ 4. Division Director action. The Division Director shall consider any recommendation of his designee and shall render a decision.

§ 5. DMAS Director review. A state-operated provider may, within 30 days after receiving the informal review decision of the Division Director, request that the DMAS Director or his designee review the decision of the Division Director. The DMAS Director shall have the authority to take whatever measures he deems appropriate to resolve the dispute.

§ 6. Secretarial review. If the preceding steps do not resolve the dispute to the satisfaction of the state-operated provider, within 30 days after receipt of the decision of the DMAS Director, the provider may request the DMAS Director to refer the matter to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and any other Cabinet Secretary as appropriate. Any determination by such Secretary or Secretaries shall be final.

Statutory Authority

Social Security Act Title XIX; 42 CFR Part 430 to end; all other applicable statutory and regulatory sections.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR460-03-4.1912, eff. July 1, 1997.

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