Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Medical Assistance Services

Board of Medical Assistance Services

Methods and Standards for Establishing Payment Rate; Other Types of Care [12 VAC 30 ‑ 80]

Action:

No Inflation Adjustment for Provider Reimbursement

Action 4270

General Information

Action Summary	This action eliminates adjustments for inflation in several provider reimbursement methodologies. The affected services are: inpatient hospitals, home health services, durable medical equipment, clinical laboratory services.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review	This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication. Exempt Citation: 2.2-4006(A)(4)(a)
RIS Project	Yes [004193]
Associated Mandates	Eliminate inflation for inpatient hospital operating, GME, and IME payments. Reduce Funding at UVA and VCU for Prior Year Inflation Reductions Reduce Clinical Laboratory Fees Reduce Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Rates to Medicare Competitive Bid Rates Rehab Agency Inflation Reduction Home Health Agency Inflation Reduction
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
7079	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 04/22/2015.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Victoria Simmons / Regulatory Coordinator
Address:	600 E. Broad St., Suite 1300 Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address:	Victoria.Simmons@dmas.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)371-6043 FAX: (804)786-1680 TDD: (800)343-0634