Payment for drugs for inpatient hospital care under the Title XIX Program is based on reasonable cost which allows payment (per diem) not to exceed Medicare levels.

Author: Larry A. Tatum

Statutory Authority: State Plan, Attachments 3.1A, 4.18B; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§401, et seq., 447.331; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508).

History: Rule effective October 1, 1982. Amended: Effective April 14, 1992. Amended: Filed January 6, 1998; effective February 10, 1998.