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Board of Medical Assistance Services

General Notice
Hospital inpatient reimbursement for Type 1 hospitals
Date Posted: 3/9/2012
Expiration Date: 4/13/2012
Submitted to Registrar for publication: YES
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LEGAL NOTICE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND
 
(Pursuant to §1902(a)(13) of the Act (U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13))
 
THE VIRGINIA STATE PLAN FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 
The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) hereby affords the public notice of its intention to amend the Virginia State Plan for Medical Assistance to provide for changes to the Methods and Standards for Establishing Payment Rates—Inpatient Hospital Services (12 VAC 30-70).  Hospital inpatient reimbursement for Type 1 hospitals is being amended to change reimbursement for Graduate Medical Education to cover costs for Type One hospitals, to case mix adjust the formula for indirect medical education reimbursement for HMO discharges for Type One hospitals and to increase the adjustment factor for Type One hospitals to 1.0. DMAS estimates that this will increase Medicaid reimbursement by $111 million annually, which will replace Disproportionate Share Hospital funding for Type One hospitals.
 
This notice is intended to satisfy the requirements of 42 C.F.R. 
§ 447.205 and of § 1902(a)(13) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(13). A copy of this notice is available for public review from William Lessard, Provider Reimbursement Division, DMAS, 600 Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, and this notice is available for public review on the Regulatory Town Hall (www.townhall.com). Comments or inquiries may be submitted, in writing, within 30 days of this notice publication to Mr. Lessard and such comments are available for review at the same address.

Contact Information
Name / Title: William Lessard  / Provider Reimbursement Division
Address: 600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300
Richmond, 23219
Email Address: William.Lessard@dmas.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)225-4593    FAX: (804)786-1680    TDD: ()-