This updates the payment pool amount for direct graduate medical education (GME) payments for in-state, private providers. In addition, it creates a new rural residency program for the Center for Family Medicine.

Pre-Admission screening and Resident review process.

Revises reimbursement for nursing facility services.

Rates for Freestanding Ambulartory Surgical Centers.

Adds language to MT's reimbursement methodology for Other Rehabilitation Services to transition Substance Use Disorder (SUD) payment from HCPCs to CPT codes to align with like services and requirements performed by other behavioral health professionals.

Freestanding Birth Centers.

Disproportionate Shared Payments to Certain Academic Medical Centers.

Disportionate Share Payment to Qualifying Hospitals.

Increase in select ambulance transportation rates, to update the date of the revised Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule and to move the mileage language under the "Payment Limitations."

Increases the Indirect Medical Education factor used to calculate the IME rate for graduate medical education payments.