Article 3. Other Provisions for Payment of Inpatient Hospital Services
12VAC30-70-400. Determination of per diem rates.
Article 3
Other Provisions for Payment of Inpatient Hospital Services
This section shall be applicable to only those claims for discharges prior to July 1, 1999. Each hospital's revised per diem rate or rates to be used during the transition period (SFY 1997 and SFY 1998) shall be based on the hospital's previous peer group ceiling or ceilings that were established under the provisions of 12VAC30-70-10 through 12VAC30-70-130, with the following adjustments:
1. All operating ceilings will be increased by the same proportion to effect an aggregate increase in reimbursement of $40 million in SFY 1997. This adjustment incorporates in per diem rates the systemwide aggregate value of payment that otherwise would be made through the payment adjustment fund. This adjustment will be calculated using estimated 1997 rates and 1994 days.
2. Starting July 1, 1996, operating ceilings will be increased for inflation to the midpoint of the state fiscal year, not the hospital fiscal year. Inflation shall be based on the DRI-Virginia moving average value as compiled and published by DRI/McGraw-Hill under contract with DMAS, increased by two percentage points per year. The most current table available prior to the effective date of the new rates shall be used.
For services to be paid at SFY 1998 rates, per diem rates shall be adjusted consistent with the methodology for updating rates under the DRG methodology (12VAC30-70-351).
3. There will be no disproportionate share hospital (DSH) per diem.
4. To pay capital cost through claims, a hospital specific adjustment to the per diem rate will be made. At settlement of each hospital fiscal year, this per diem adjustment will be eliminated and capital shall be paid as a pass-through.
5. This methodology shall be used after the transition period to reimburse days of hospital stays with admission dates before July 1, 1996.
6. This methodology shall be used after the transition period to make interim payments until such time as the DRG payment methodology is operational.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2000.
12VAC30-70-410. State university teaching hospitals.
For hospitals that were state owned teaching hospitals on January 1, 1996, all the calculations which support the determination of hospital specific rate per case and rate per day amounts under the prospective payment methodology shall be carried out separately from other hospitals, using cost data taken only from state university teaching hospitals. Rates to be used shall be determined on the basis of cost report and other applicable data from the most recent year for which reliable data are available at the time of rebasing.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2000.
12VAC30-70-415. Reimbursement for freestanding psychiatric hospital services under EPSDT.
A. The freestanding psychiatric hospital specific rate per day for psychiatric cases shall be equal to the hospital specific operating rate per day, as determined in subsection A of 12VAC30-70-321 plus the hospital specific capital rate per day for freestanding psychiatric cases.
B. The freestanding psychiatric hospital specific capital rate per day for psychiatric cases shall be equal to the Medicare geographic adjustment factor (GAF) for the hospital's geographic area times the statewide capital rate per day for freestanding psychiatric cases times the percentage of allowable cost specified in 12VAC30-70-271.
C. The statewide capital rate per day for psychiatric cases shall be equal to the weighted average of the GAF-standardized capital cost per day of facilities licensed as freestanding psychiatric hospitals.
D. The capital cost per day of facilities licensed as freestanding psychiatric hospitals shall be the average charges per day of psychiatric cases times the ratio total of capital cost to total charges of the hospital, using data available from Medicare cost report.
E. Effective July 1, 2014, services provided under arrangement, as defined in subdivisions B 6 a and B 6 b of 12VAC30-50-130, shall be reimbursed directly by DMAS, according to the reimbursement methodology prescribed for each provider in 12VAC30-80 or elsewhere in the State Plan, to a provider of services under arrangement if all of the following are met:
1. The services are included in the active treatment plan of care developed and signed as described in subdivision C 4 of 12VAC30-60-25; and
2. The services are arranged and overseen by the freestanding psychiatric hospital treatment team through a written referral to a Medicaid enrolled provider that is either an employee of the freestanding psychiatric hospital or under contract for services provided under arrangement.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 12, eff. March 8, 2017.
12VAC30-70-417. Reimbursement for inpatient psychiatric services in residential treatment facilities (Level C) under EPSDT.
A. Effective January 1, 2000, DMAS shall pay for inpatient psychiatric services in residential treatment facilities provided by participating providers under the terms and payment methodology described in this section.
B. Effective January 1, 2000, payment shall be made for inpatient psychiatric services in residential treatment facilities using a per diem payment rate as determined by DMAS based on information submitted by enrolled residential psychiatric treatment facilities. This rate shall constitute direct payment for all residential psychiatric treatment facility services, excluding all services provided under arrangement that are reimbursed in the manner described in subsection D of this section.
C. Enrolled residential treatment facilities shall submit cost reports on uniform reporting forms provided by DMAS at such time as required by DMAS. Such cost reports shall cover a 12-month period. If a complete cost report is not submitted by a provider, DMAS shall take action in accordance with its policies to assure that an overpayment is not being made.
D. Effective July 1, 2014, services provided under arrangement, as defined in subdivisions B 6 a and B 6 b of 12VAC30-50-130, shall be reimbursed directly by DMAS to a provider of services provided under arrangement according to the reimbursement methodology prescribed for that provider type elsewhere in the State Plan if all of the following are met:
1. The services provided under arrangement are included in the active written treatment plan of care developed and signed as described in section 12VAC30-130-890; and
2. The services provided under arrangement are arranged and overseen by the residential treatment facility treatment team through a written referral to a Medicaid enrolled provider that is either an employee of the residential treatment facility or under contract for services provided under arrangement.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 12, eff. March 8, 2017.
12VAC30-70-418. Reimbursement for residential and inpatient substance use treatment services.
A. The following substance use disorder treatment services for adults and adolescents are provided in a residential or inpatient setting: (i) clinically managed population-specific high intensity residential service (ASAM Level 3.3); (ii) clinically managed high intensity residential services (adult) and clinically managed medium intensity residential services (adolescent) (ASAM Level 3.5); (iii) medically monitored intensive inpatient services (adult) and medically monitored high intensity inpatient services (adolescent) (ASAM Level 3.7); and (iv) medically managed intensive inpatient services (ASAM Level 4.0).
B. If one of the services in subsection A of this section is furnished to an individual in a freestanding psychiatric hospital or inpatient psychiatric unit of an acute care hospital, reimbursement shall be based on the hospital reimbursement described in 12VAC30-70-241 and the reimbursement of services provided under the arrangement described in 12VAC30-80.
C. If one of the services in subsection A of this section is furnished to an individual in an appropriately licensed residential setting, reimbursement shall be based on the psychiatric residential treatment facility (Level C) reimbursement described in 12VAC30-70-417.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 11, eff. March 5, 2020.
12VAC30-70-420. Reimbursement of noncost-reporting general acute care hospital providers.
A. Effective July 1, 2000, noncost-reporting hospitals shall be paid based on the in-state average DRG rates increased by the average capital percentage among hospitals filing cost reports in a recent year.
B. Effective July 1, 2011, out-of-state hospitals shall be reimbursed the lesser of the amount reimbursed by the Medicaid program in the facility's home state or the rate defined in the subsection A of this section.
C. Prior approval must be received from DMAS when a referral has been made for treatment to be received from a nonparticipating acute care facility (in-state or out-of-state). Prior approval will be granted for inpatient hospital services provided out of state to a Medicaid recipient who is a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia under any one of the following conditions. It shall be the responsibility of the nonparticipating hospital, when requesting prior authorization for the admission of the Virginia resident, to demonstrate that one of the following conditions exists in order to obtain authorization. Services provided out of state for circumstances other than these specified reasons shall not be covered.
1. The medical services must be needed because of a medical emergency;
2. Medical services must be needed and the recipient's health would be endangered if he were required to travel to his state of residence;
3. The state determines, on the basis of medical advice, that the needed medical services, or necessary supplementary resources, are more readily available in the other state; or
4. It is general practice for recipients in a particular locality to use medical resources in another state.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2000; Volume 18, Issue 6, eff. January 2, 2002; Volume 18, Issue 7, eff. January 16, 2002; Volume 27, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2011; Volume 32, Issue 10, eff. February 25, 2016.
12VAC30-70-425. Supplemental payments for non-state-government-owned hospitals for inpatient services.
A. In addition to payments made elsewhere, effective July 1, 2005, DMAS shall draw down federal funds to cover unreimbursed Medicaid costs for inpatient services provided by non-state-government-owned hospitals as certified by the provider through cost reports.
B. A non-state-government-owned hospital is owned or operated by a unit of government other than a state.
C. Effective July 1, 2018, additional supplemental payments will be issued to each non-state-government-owned acute care hospital for inpatient services provided to Medicaid patients.
1. The supplemental payment shall equal inpatient hospital clam payments times the upper payment limit (UPL) gap percentage.
a. The annual UPL gap percentage is the percentage calculated where the numerator is the difference for each non-state-government-owned acute care hospital between a reasonable estimate of the amount that would be paid under Medicare payment principles for inpatient hospital services provided to Medicaid patients, as calculated in accordance with 42 CFR 447.272, and what Medicaid paid for such services, and the denominator is Medicaid claim payments to each hospital for inpatient hospital services provided to Medicaid patients in the same years used in the numerator.
b. The UPL gap percentage will be calculated annually for each hospital using data for the most recent year for which comprehensive annual data are available and inflated to the state fiscal year for which payments are to be made.
c. Maximum aggregate payments to all qualifying hospitals shall not exceed the available upper payment limit. If inpatient payments for non-state-government-owned hospitals would exceed the upper payment limit, the numerator in the calculation of the UPL gap percentage shall be reduced proportionately.
2. After the close of each quarter, beginning with the July 1, 2018, to September 30, 2018, quarter, each qualifying hospital shall receive supplemental payments for the inpatient services paid during the prior quarter. The supplemental payments for each qualifying hospital for each quarter shall be calculated by multiplying the Medicaid inpatient hospital payments paid in that quarter by the annual UPL gap percentage for each hospital.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 20, Issue 8, eff. January 28, 2004; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 23, eff. August 23, 2006; Volume 36, Issue 11, eff. March 5, 2020.
12VAC30-70-426. (Repealed.)
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 20, Issue 8, eff. January 28, 2004; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 23, eff. August 23, 2006.
12VAC30-70-428. Supplemental payments for private hosptial partners of Type One hospitals.
A. Effective for dates of service on or after October 25, 2011, quarterly supplemental payments will be issued to qualifying private hospitals for inpatient services rendered during the quarter. These quarterly supplemental payments will cease for dates of service on or after the effective date of State Plan amendments authorizing increased payments to qualifying hospitals from the Health Care Provider Rate Assessment Fund established pursuant to § 32.1-331.02 of the Code of Virginia and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
B. Qualifying criteria. In order to qualify for the supplemental payment, the hospital must be enrolled currently as a Virginia Medicaid provider and must be owned or operated by a private entity in which a Type One hospital has a nonmajority interest.
C. Reimbursement methodology.
1. Hospitals not participating in the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program shall receive quarterly supplemental payments for the inpatient services rendered during the quarter. Each quarterly payment distribution shall occur not more than two years after the year in which the qualifying hospital's entitlement arises. The annual supplemental payments in any fiscal year shall be the lesser of:
a. The difference between each qualifying hospital's inpatient Medicaid billed charges and Medicaid payments the hospital receives for services processed for fee-for-service Medicaid recipients during the fiscal year; or
b. $14,620 per Medicaid discharge for state plan rate year 2012. For future state plan rate years, this number shall be adjusted by inflation based on the Virginia moving average values as compiled and published by Global Insight (or its successor) under contract with the department.
2. Hospitals participating in the Medicaid DSH program shall receive quarterly supplemental payments for the inpatient services rendered during the quarter. Each quarterly payment distribution shall occur not more than two years after the year in which the qualifying hospital's entitlement arises. The annual supplemental payments in any fiscal year shall be the lesser of:
a. The difference between each qualifying hospital's inpatient Medicaid billed charges and Medicaid payments the hospital receives for services processed for fee-for-service Medicaid recipients during the fiscal year;
b. $14,620 per Medicaid discharge for state plan rate year 2012. For future state plan rate years, this number shall be adjusted by inflation based on the Virginia moving average values as compiled and published by Global Insight (or its successor) under contract with the department; or
c. The difference between the limit calculated under § 1923(g) of the Social Security Act and the hospital's DSH payments for the applicable payment period.
D. Limit. Maximum aggregate payments to all qualifying hospitals shall not exceed the available upper payment limit per state fiscal year.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 3, eff. November 17, 2016; amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 3, eff. November 15, 2018.
12VAC30-70-430. Medicare upper limit.
For participating and nonparticipating facilities, the state agency will pay no more in the aggregate for inpatient hospital services than the amount it is estimated would be paid for the services under the Medicare principles of reimbursement, as set forth in 42 CFR 447.253(b)(2) or the lesser of reasonable cost or customary charges in 42 CFR 447.250.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia and Item 322 J of Chapter 912 of the 1996 Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997.
12VAC30-70-435. Lump sum payment.
A. In addition to the DRG payment, DMAS shall make a one-time, lump sum payment of $12,243,204 to eligible Virginia hospitals participating in the Medicaid program. This payment shall be made in two equal, semi-annual amounts during fiscal year 2001. For purposes of distribution, each hospital's share of the total amount shall be determined as follows:
1. DMAS shall determine the total operating payments due each hospital for inpatient hospital services provided from January 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000, using hospital claims data from discharges in that period.
2. DMAS shall determine the total operating payments that would have been due each hospital for the same services had the inpatient hospital rates and weights applicable in fiscal year 1998 been continued with inflation for fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
3. The difference between the two values calculated in subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection, summed across all hospitals, is the statewide difference. Each hospital-specific difference divided by the statewide difference is the hospital-specific percent share of the statewide difference.
4. The hospital-specific percent share of the statewide difference, times the total funds provided by this appropriation, is the hospital-specific lump sum payment to be paid in two equal semi-annual payments during fiscal year 2001. This payment shall be made as an increase to reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid recipients during state fiscal year 2001. For each hospital, the hospital-specific lump sum payment amount shall be divided by the number of DRG cases in the hospital discharged from July 1, 2000, through December 31, 2000, on or before April 30, 2001. This per case amount shall be paid to each hospital for each of the cases discharged by the hospital during this specified time period, as determined by DMAS.
B. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide the data used, specific calculation, and mechanics of the payment adjustment to the Virginia Medicaid Hospital Policy Advisory Council.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2000; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 7, eff. January 16, 2002.
12VAC30-70-440. (Repealed.)
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 15, eff. June 1, 1998.
12VAC30-70-441. Public comment process.
The state has in place a public process which complies with the requirements of § 1902(a)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 15, eff. June 1, 1998.
12VAC30-70-450. Cost reporting requirements.
Except for noncost-reporting general acute care hospitals and freestanding psychiatric facilities licensed as hospitals, all hospitals shall submit cost reports. All cost reports shall be submitted on uniform reporting forms provided by the state agency and by Medicare. Such cost reports shall cover a 12-month period. Any exceptions must be approved by the state agency. The cost reports are due not later than 150 days after the provider's fiscal year end. All fiscal year end changes must be approved 90 days prior to the beginning of a new fiscal year. If a complete cost report is not received within 150 days after the end of the provider's fiscal year, the program shall take action in accordance with its policies to ensure that an overpayment is not being made. When cost reports are delinquent, the provider's interim rate shall be reduced to zero. The reductions shall start on the first day of the following month when the cost report is due. After the delinquent cost report is received, desk reviewed, and a new prospective rate established, the amounts withheld shall be computed and paid. If the provider fails to submit a complete cost report within 180 days after the fiscal year end, a penalty in the amount of 10% of the balance withheld shall be forfeited to the state agency. The cost report will be judged complete when the state agency has all of the following:
1. Completed cost reporting form or forms provided by DMAS, with signed certification or certifications.
2. The provider's trial balance showing adjusting journal entries.
3. The provider's financial statements including, but not limited to, a balance sheet, a statement of income and expenses, a statement of retained earnings (or fund balance), a statement of changes in financial position, and footnotes to the financial statements. Multi-level facilities shall be governed by subdivision 5 of this subsection.
4. Schedules which reconcile financial statements and trial balance to expenses claimed in the cost report.
5. Hospitals which are part of a chain organization must also file:
a. Home office cost report;
b. Audited consolidated financial statements of the chain organization including the auditor's report in which he expresses his opinion or, if circumstances require, disclaims an opinion based on generally accepted auditing standards, the management report, and footnotes to the financial statements;
c. The hospital's financial statements including, but not limited to, a balance sheet, a statement of income and expenses, a statement of retained earnings (or fund balance), and a statement of cash flows;
d. Schedule of restricted cash funds that identify the purpose of each fund and the amount;
e. Schedule of investments by type (stock, bond, etc.), amount, and current market value.
6. Such other analytical information or supporting documents requested by the state agency when the cost reporting forms are sent to the provider.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2000.
12VAC30-70-460. Hospital settlement.
A. During the transition period claims will be processed and tentative payment made using per diem rates. Settlements will be carried out to ensure that the correct blend of DRG and per diem-based payment is received by each general acute care and rehabilitation hospital and to settle reimbursement of pass-through costs. There shall be no settlement of freestanding psychiatric facilities licensed as hospitals except with respect to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment, if necessary (see 12VAC30-70-301 E).
B. The transition blend percentages which determine the share of DRG system and of revised per diem system reimbursement that is applicable in a given period shall change with the change of the state fiscal year, not the hospital fiscal year.
C. If a hospital's fiscal year does not end June 30, its first year ending after June 30, 1996, contains one or more months under the previous methodology, a "split" settlement shall be done of that hospital's fiscal year. Services rendered through June 30, 1996, shall be reimbursed under the previous reimbursement methodology and services rendered after June 30, 1996, will be reimbursed as described in subsection G of this section.
D. For cases subject to settlement under the blend of DRG and per diem methodologies (cases with an admission date after June 30, 1996), the date of discharge determines the year in which any inpatient service or claim related to the case shall be settled. This shall be true for both the DRG and the per diem portions of settlement. Interim claims tentatively paid in one hospital fiscal year that relate to a discharge in a later hospital fiscal year, shall be voided and reprocessed in the latter year so that the interim claim shall not be included in the settlement of the first year, but in the settlement of the year of discharge. An exception to this shall be rehabilitation cases, the claims for which shall be settled in the year of the "through" date of the claim.
E. A single group of cases with discharges in the appropriate time period shall be the basis of both the DRG and the per diem portion of settlement. These cases shall be based on claims submitted and, if necessary corrected by 120 days after the providers FYE. Cases which are based on claims that lack sufficient information to support grouping to a DRG category, and which the hospital cannot correct, shall be settled for purposes of the DRG portion of settlement based on the lowest of the DRG weights.
F. Reimbursement for services in freestanding psychiatric facilities licensed as hospitals shall not be subject to settlement.
G. During the transition period settlements shall be carried out according to the following formulas.
1. Settlement of a hospital's first fiscal year ending after July 1, 1996:
a. Operating reimbursement shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(1) Paid days occurring in the hospital's fiscal year before July 1, 1996, times the per diem in effect before July 1, 1996.
(2) Paid days occurring after June 30, 1996, but in the hospital fiscal year, that are related to admissions that occurred before July 1, 1996, times the revised system per diem that is effective on July 1, 1996.
(3) DRG system payment for DRG and psychiatric cases admitted after June 30, 1996, and discharged within the hospital fiscal year times 1/3.
(4) DRG system payment for rehabilitation claims having a "from" date of July 1, 1996, or later and a "through" date within the hospital fiscal year times 1/3.
(5) Paid days from the cases and claims in subdivisions 1 a (3) and (4) of this subsection, times the revised system per diem that is effective on July 1, 1996, times 2/3.
b. DSH reimbursement shall be equal to paid days from the start of the hospital fiscal year through June 30, 1996, times the DSH per diem effective before July 1, 1996. There shall be no settlement of DSH after July 1, 1996, as the lump sum amount shall be final.
c. Pass-throughs shall be settled as previously based on allowable cost related to days paid in subdivisions 1 a (1), (2), and (5) of this subsection.
2. Settlement of a hospital's second fiscal year ending after July 1, 1996:
a. Operating reimbursement shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(1) Days occurring in the hospital fiscal year related to admissions that occurred before July 1, 1996, times the revised system per diem that is effective at the time.
(2) DRG system payment for DRG and psychiatric cases discharged in the hospital fiscal year, but before July 1, 1997, times 1/3.
(3) DRG system payment for rehabilitation claims having a "through" date within the hospital fiscal year but before July 1, 1997, times 1/3.
(4) Covered days from the cases and claims and in subdivisions 2 b and c of this subsection, times the revised system per diem that is effective on July 1, 1996, times 2/3.
(5) DRG system payment for DRG and psychiatric cases discharged from July 1, 1997, through the end of the hospital fiscal year, times 2/3.
(6) DRG system payment for rehabilitation claims having a "through" date from July 1, 1997, through the end of the hospital fiscal year, times 2/3.
(7) Covered days from the cases and claims and in subdivisions 2 a (5) and (6) of this subsection, times the revised system per diem that is effective on July 1, 1997, times 1/3.
b. DSH reimbursement shall be the predetermined lump sum amount.
c. Pass-throughs shall be settled as previously, based on allowable cost related to days paid in subdivisions 2 a (1), (4), and (7) of this subsection.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2000.
12VAC30-70-470. Underpayments.
When the settlement of a hospital fiscal year indicates that an underpayment has occurred, the state agency shall pay the additional amount to the hospital within 60 days of completion of the settlement.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia and Item 322 J of Chapter 912 of the 1996 Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997.
12VAC30-70-480. Refund of overpayments.
A. Lump sum payment. When the settlement of a hospital fiscal year indicates that an overpayment has occurred, full refund shall be remitted with the cost report. In cases where the state agency discovers an overpayment during desk review, field audit, or final settlement, the state agency shall promptly send the first demand letter requesting a lump sum refund. Recovery shall be undertaken unless the hospital disputes the state agency's determination of the overpayment. If the hospital disputes the state agency "s determination, recovery, if any, shall be undertaken after the issue date of any administrative decision issued by the state agency after an informal fact finding conference.
B. Offset. If the hospital has been overpaid for a particular fiscal year and has been underpaid for another fiscal year, the underpayment shall be offset against the overpayment. So long as the hospital has an overpayment balance, any underpayments discovered by subsequent review or audit shall also be used to reduce the remaining amount of the overpayment.
C. Payment schedule. If the hospital cannot refund the total amount of the overpayment (i) at the time it files a cost report indicating that an overpayment has occurred, the hospital shall request an extended repayment schedule at the time of filing or (ii) within 30 days after receiving the DMAS demand letter, the hospital shall promptly request an extended repayment schedule.
DMAS may establish a repayment schedule of up to 12 months to recover all or part of an overpayment or, if a hospital demonstrates that repayment within a 12-month period would create severe financial hardship, the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the director) may approve a repayment schedule of up to 36 months.
A hospital shall have no more than one extended repayment schedule in place at one time. If an audit later uncovers an additional overpayment, the full amount shall be repaid within 30 days unless the hospital submits further documentation supporting a modification to the existing extended repayment schedule to include the additional amount.
If, during the time an extended repayment schedule is in effect, the hospital withdraws from the program or fails to file a cost report in a timely manner, the outstanding balance shall become immediately due and payable.
When a repayment schedule is used to recover only part of an overpayment, the remaining amount shall be recovered by the reduction of interim payments to the hospital or by lump sum payments.
D. Extension request documentation. In the request for an extended repayment schedule, the hospital shall document the need for an extended (beyond 30 days) repayment and submit a written proposal scheduling the dates and amounts of repayments. If DMAS approves the schedule, DMAS shall send the hospital written notification of the approved repayment schedule, which shall be effective retroactive to the date the hospital submitted the proposal.
E. Interest charge on extended repayment. Interest charges on the unpaid balance of any overpayment shall accrue pursuant to § 32.1-313 of the Code of Virginia from the date the director's determination becomes final.
The director's determination shall be deemed to be final on (i) the due date of any cost report filed by the hospital indicating that an overpayment has occurred, or (ii) the issue date of any notice of overpayment, issued by DMAS, if the hospital does not file an appeal, or (iii) the issue date of any administrative decision issued by DMAS after an informal fact finding conference, regardless of whether the hospital files a further appeal. In any event, interest shall be waived if the overpayment is completely liquidated within 30 days of the date of the final determination. In cases in which a determination of overpayment has been judicially reversed, the hospital shall be reimbursed that portion of the payment to which it is entitled, plus any applicable interest which the hospital paid to DMAS.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia and Item 322 J of Chapter 912 of the 1996 Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997.
12VAC30-70-490. Medicaid Hospital Payment Policy Advisory Council.
In order to ensure the ongoing relevance and fairness of the prospective payment system for hospital services, the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall appoint a Medicaid Hospital Payment Policy Advisory Council. The council shall be composed of four hospital or health system representatives nominated by the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, two senior department staff and one representative each from the Department of Planning and Budget and the Joint Commission on Healthcare. This council will be charged with evaluating and developing recommendations on payment policy changes in areas that include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) utilization reductions directly attributable to the 1995 Appropriations Act utilization initiative and any necessary adjustments to SFY1997 and 1998 DRG rates; (ii) the update and inflation factors to apply to the various components of the delivery system; (iii) the treatment of capital and medical education costs; (iv) the mechanisms and budget implications of recalibration and rebasing approaches; (v) the disproportionate share payment fund and allocation mechanisms; and (vi) the timing and final design of an outpatient payment methodology.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia and Item 322 J of Chapter 912 of the 1996 Virginia Acts of Assembly.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997.
12VAC30-70-500. Outlier methodology illustration.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 3, eff. November 27, 2008.