Proposes to increase the fee schedule rate by 2.25%.

Personal Care Services Rate Increase.

Establishes an end date for the current Public Clinic Services reimbursement methodology.

This amendment revises payment rates to intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR), not paid on a cost basis. Specifically, this amendment reduces ICF/MR payment rates by 2.58%, eliminates the occupancy rate adjustment and freezes the variable rate adjustment.

Implements a new supplemental payment for outpatient hospital services at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and Regions Hospital.

This amendment modifies the State's reimbursement methodology for setting payment rates for inpatient hospital services. Specifically,the amendment adds language to clarify how rates will be established for new providers and increases rates for existing providers if their costs increase by more than 5%. The amendment will also revise the distribution methods for disproportionate share hospital payments and supplemental payments up to the upper payment limits.

This amendment modifies the State's reimbursement methodology for setting payment rates for nursing facility services. Specifically, the amendment updates the cost center percentages used to calculate the weighted trend factors for the annual rate increases and deletes obsolete language.

This amendment modifies the State's reimbursement methodology for setting payment rates for nursing facility services. Specifically, the amendment removes the requirement to limit the Administrative and operating costs of private nursing facilities for the severely disabled to a peer group ceiling.

This amendment revises the State's reimbursement methodology for setting payment rates for nursing facility services. Specifically, it will implement the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 to determine the case mix index used to establish payment rates. It also includes language clarifying that the cost of completing the MDS is an allowable cost to be included in determining the payment rates.

This amendment revises the State's reimbursement methodology for setting payment rates for hospital services. Specifically, it will amend the plan language to revise inconsistent and ambiguous language and correct examples of the rate setting methodologies.