Effective January 1, 2001, as directed by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Budget Refinement Act of 1999 Prospective Payment System (PPS), and BIPA all encounter rates must be adjusted annually by the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) for the current year. The encounter rate will be adjusted by the MEI effective January 1st of the current year.

Statutory/Other Authority

413.042 & 414.065 42 USC 1396a(bb) & CFR Title 42 Public Health

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 414.065

History

OMAP 63-2002, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-02