1. A. The provider shall submit his request for payment on the form designated by the Department.
2. B. To receive payment for services under Regulation .04 of this chapter, a provider and its workers shall use the Electronic Visit Verification method and data management system approved by the Department to document time and submit claims in accordance with COMAR 10.09.36.03-2.
3. C. The provider shall submit requests for payment for supplies on the same invoice which requests payment for the visit during which the supplies were used.
4. D. The Department reserves the right to return to the provider, before payment, all invoices not properly completed.

5. E. Payment Rates.

   1. (1) The provider shall be paid the lesser of:

      1. (a) The provider's customary charge to the general public unless the service is free to individuals not covered by Medicaid; or
      2. (b) The rate in accordance with the Department's fee schedule.

   2. (2) For out-of-State providers, rates shall be paid at the lower of the following:

      1. (a) The home state's Medicaid rate for the same service rendered by the same provider if the provider participates in its home state Medicaid Program; or
      2. (b) The rate paid for the same service rendered by a provider in the nearest Maryland county.

   3. (3) The Department shall pay home health providers for medical and other supplies which are used during a covered home health visit as part of the treatment ordered by the participant's physician, physician assistant, certified nurse midwife, or certified nurse practitioner at a rate that is the lesser of the:

      1. (a) Provider's customary charge to the general public unless the service is free to individuals not covered by Medicaid; or
      2. (b) Medicaid rate for the supply or pharmaceutical under COMAR 10.09.12 and 10.09.03.
   4. (4) Subject to the limitations of the State budget, the fee schedule rates shall be adjusted annually by the same factor used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in updating Medicare's prospective payment system rates. The annual fee schedule rate adjustment shall be limited to a maximum of 5 percent and be effective the date on which Medicare's rate changes are implemented.

   5. (5) The fee schedule effective January 1, 2025 is as follows:

      	Skilled Nurse	Home Health Aide	Physical Therapy	Occupational Therapy	Speech Therapy
      COUNTY
      Allegany	$144.48	$70.09	$156.26	$156.33	$156.94
      Anne Arundel	$155.27	$75.32	$167.89	$171.51	$168.59
      Baltimore	$155.27	$75.32	$167.89	$171.51	$168.59
      Calvert	$170.45	$82.70	$184.33	$184.33	$184.88
      Caroline	$185.79	$80.21	$189.91	$191.05	$196.12
      Carroll	$155.27	$75.32	$167.89	$171.51	$168.59
      Cecil	$178.23	$86.45	$192.73	$192.71	$193.46
      Charles	$170.45	$82.70	$184.33	$184.33	$184.88
      Dorchester	$185.79	$80.21	$189.91	$191.05	$196.12
      Frederick	$170.45	$82.70	$184.33	$184.33	$184.88
      Garrett	$179.66	$90.60	$154.15	$150.82	$165.13
      Harford	$155.27	$75.32	$167.89	$171.51	$168.59
      Howard	$155.27	$75.32	$167.89	$171.51	$168.59
      Kent	$185.79	$80.21	$189.91	$191.05	$196.12
      Montgomery	$170.45	$82.70	$184.33	$184.33	$184.88
      Prince George's	$170.45	$82.70	$184.33	$184.33	$184.88
      Queen Anne's	$155.27	$75.32	$167.89	$171.51	$168.59
      St. Mary's	$185.79	$80.21	$189.91	$191.05	$196.12
      Somerset	$185.79	$80.21	$174.51	$121.25	$196.12
      Talbot	$185.79	$80.21	$189.91	$191.05	$196.12
      Washington	$179.66	$93.96	$154.15	$150.82	$165.13
      Wicomico	$185.79	$80.21	$174.51	$121.25	$196.12
      Worcester	$185.79	$80.21	$174.51	$121.25	$196.12
      CITY
      Baltimore	$155.27	$75.32	$167.89	$171.51	$168.59
      Washington, D.C.	$170.45	$82.70	$184.33	$184.33	$184.88

6. F. Billing time limitations for claims submitted pursuant to this chapter are set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.
7. G. The Department shall reimburse for supervision of home health aide services by a registered nurse as part of the home health aide reimbursement.
8. H. Payment to a provider of newborn early discharge services may not exceed the rate for one skilled nursing visit.
9. I. The Department shall reimburse for preauthorized home health services upon verification that a face-to-face encounter with the participant was performed as described under Regulation .03C of this chapter.
10. J. The home health provider shall identify the individual who ordered the home health services by recording the individual practitioner's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number on the claim.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 15-103, 15-105, and 15-141.2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1985 (12:11 Md. R. 1048)

Regulations .01B and .05L amended, and .05M adopted as an emergency provision effective July 17, 1990 (17:16 Md. R. 1984); adopted permanently effective November 1, 1990 (17:20 Md. R. 2427)

Regulation .01B amended effective November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .03C amended effective November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .04B amended effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 849); November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .05F, I amended effective November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .05F, J amended effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 849)

Regulation .06A amended effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 849); November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .07E amended effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 849)

Regulation .07F amended as an emergency provision effective January 28, 1991 (18:3 Md. R. 301); emergency status expired April 8, 1991 (18:9 Md. R. 1004)

Regulation .07F amended as an emergency provision effective April 9, 1991 (18:9 Md. R. 1005); amended permanently effective October 7, 1991 (18:18 Md. R. 2004)

Regulation .08B amended effective November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .10A amended effective May 12, 1986 (13:9 Md. R. 1029)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2000 (28:1 Md. R. 21); emergency status extended at 28:7 Md. R. 687 and 28:22 Md. R. 1931 (see 28:24 Md. R. 2125); emergency status expired October 28, 2001

Chapter revised effective October 29, 2001 (28:21 Md. R. 1856)

Chapter revised effective March 12, 2007 (34:5 Md. R. 560)

Regulation .01B amended effective December 27, 2010 (37:26 Md. R. 1787); September 30, 2013 (40:19 Md. R. 1544); June 14, 2021 (48:12 Md. R. 470); November 27, 2023 (50:23 Md. R. 1004)

Regulation .02 amended effective December 27, 2010 (37:26 Md. R. 1787)

Regulation .03 amended effective December 27, 2010 (37:26 Md. R. 1787)

Regulation .03B amended effective June 14, 2021 (48:12 Md. R. 470); November 27, 2023 (50:23 Md. R. 1004)

Regulation .03C amended effective September 30, 2013 (40:19 Md. R. 1544); June 14, 2021 (48:12 Md. R. 470)

Regulation .04 amended effective June 14, 2021 (48:12 Md. R. 470)

Regulation .04A amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:26 Md. R. 1214)

Regulation .04B amended effective December 27, 2010 (37:26 Md. R. 1787)

Regulation .04C repealed effective September 26, 2016 (43:19 Md. R. 1072)

Regulation .04D amended effective March 10, 2008 (35:5 Md. R. 641)

Regulation .04D adopted effective November 27, 2023 (50:23 Md. R. 1004)

Regulation .05 amended effective December 27, 2010 (37:26 Md. R. 1787); January 1, 2018 (44:26 Md. R. 1214); June 14, 2021 (48:12 Md. R. 470)

Regulation .05W amended effective March 10, 2008 (35:5 Md. R. 641)

Regulation .06 amended effective December 27, 2010 (37:26 Md. R. 1787)

Regulation .06B amended effective June 14, 2021 (48:12 Md. R. 470)

Regulation .07 amended effective December 27, 2010 (37:26 Md. R. 1787); November 27, 2023 (50:23 Md. R. 1004)

Regulation .07D amended effective July 4, 2016 (43:13 Md. R. 712)

Regulation .07D, H amended effective June 14, 2021 (48:12 Md. R. 470)

Regulation .07E amended effective June 14, 2010 (37:12 Md. R. 800); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 412)

Regulation .07H adopted effective September 30, 2013 (40:19 Md. R. 1544)

Regulation .07I adopted effective January 1, 2018 (44:26 Md. R. 1214)