Effective July 1, 2020, this amendment adjusts the Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan for nursing facilities. Specifically, it establishes a unit cost increase, using the most recently audited cost report for each facility, and to provide parameters for the Quality Incentive Add-on Payment to Nursing Facilities. 

This amendment continues a physician supplemental payment for fiscal year 2021

Ubillpdates the billing code for the Health Promotion services.  The change is being made to align with the current Medicare billing code for that service

This amendment proposes to add coverage for a new type of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) called Non-Emergency Secure Behavioral Health Transport as an optional medical service outside of the state's NEMT broker program to the state’s Alternative Benefit Plan pages.

Effective 1/5/21, this SPA rescinds the temporary implementation of the telehealth originating site fee and associated billing code that was approved in OH-20-0012 to help providers set up the necessary infrastructure to implement and expand telehealth services in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The Ohio Department of Medicaid has determined that sufficient time has passed to allow providers to implement needed changes and reallocate funding in order to render additional telehealth services.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to authorize all providers licensed to administer vaccines to administer pediatric immunizations if the vaccine product used was provided free of cost by the federal government. It also confirms coverage of the administration of COVID-19 vaccines and tests in accordance with the PREP Act.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to provide assistance to nursing facilities that have seen a decline in resident occupancy and do not meet the 75% reimbursement rate for bed reserve, instead of being paid at the 50% rate level, during the Public Health Emergency period.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to allow the state to implement temporary policies while returning to normal operations after the COVID-19 national emergency.  The purpose of this amendment is to disregard any excess resources for LTC members as of the month the PHE ends and for 90 days thereafter and increase its PE period to application month to following months or until a regular Medicaid application has been submitted and determination made.

CMS is approving this time-limited state plan amendment to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to make an add-on per diem payment to a nursing facility that has a dedicated isolation unit for treatment of COVID (COVID Unit).