1. (1) All nursing facilities that desire to enroll and participate in the Alabama Title XIX Medicaid nursing facility program and to receive Medicaid payment for services provided for Medicaid residents must submit the following requirements:

   1. (a) Possess certification for Medicare Title XVIII.
   2. (b) Submit a budget to the Alabama Medicaid Agency Provider Reimbursement Division for the purpose of establishing a per diem rate.
2. (2) Execute a Provider Agreement with Medicaid.
3. (3) Execute a Nursing Facility/Resident Agreement with Medicaid residents.

Author: Dittra S. Graham, Administrator, LTC Program Management

Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§401, et seq.; Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-360).

History: Rule effective October 1, 1982. Amended: Effective June 16, 1989. Emergency rule: Effective October 1, 1990. Amended: Effective February 13, 1991. Amended: Filed August 11, 2003; effective September 15, 2003.