Sec. 2.5. (a) The office may not reimburse a nursing facility provider for reserving a bed for a Medicaid recipient when the Medicaid recipient is not present in the nursing facility due to a hospital stay or leave of absence for therapeutic reasons.

     (b) Not later than September 30, 2011, the office shall submit a state Medicaid plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement this section.

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.127.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-14-2.5

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.