1. A. Payments to a hospice for inpatient care are limited according to the number of days of inpatient care furnished to Medicaid patients.

   1. 1. A hospice cap period is a 12-month period beginning November 1 of each year and ending October 31 of the following year.

   2. 2. Once each year at the end of the hospices' "cap period" the bureau calculates a limitation on payment for inpatient care to ensure that Medicaid payment is not made for days of inpatient care in excess of 20 percent of the total number of days of hospice care furnished to Medicaid patients.

      1. a. Medicaid recipients afflicted with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are included in the calculation of this inpatient care limitation.
      2. b. Any excess reimbursement is refunded by the hospice.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 28:1472 (June 2002), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 41:132 (January 2015), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 48:2294 (September 2022), LR 49:1220 (July 2023).