Iowa Code r. 441-36.3 - Nursing facility assessment

(1) Applicability. All nursing facilities as defined in Iowa Code section 135C.1 that are freestanding facilities or are operated by a hospital licensed pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 135B shall pay a quarterly assessment to the department, as determined under these rules, with the exception of:
a. Nursing facilities operated by the state.
b. Non-state government-owned or government-operated nursing facilities.
c. Distinct-part skilled nursing units and swing-bed units operated by a hospital.
(2) Assessment level.
a. Effective April 1, 2023, nursing facilities with 46 or fewer licensed beds are required to pay a quality assurance assessment of $6.51 per non-Medicare patient day. Effective with assessment for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, the number of licensed beds on file with the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing as of June 1 of each year shall be used to determine the assessment level for the following state fiscal year.
b. Effective July 1, 2024, nursing facilities designated as continuing care retirement centers (CCRCs) by the insurance division of the department of insurance and financial services are required to pay a quality assurance assessment of $6.51 per non-Medicare patient day. Effective with the assessment for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, continuing care retirement center designations as of June 1 of each year shall be used to determine the assessment level for the following state fiscal year.
c. Effective April 1, 2023, nursing facilities with annual Iowa Medicaid patient days of 19,000 or more are required to pay a quality assurance assessment of $6.51 per non-Medicare patient day. Effective with assessment for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, the annual number of Iowa Medicaid patient days reported in the most current cost report submitted to the department as of June 1 of each year shall be used to determine the assessment level for the following state fiscal year.
d. Effective April 1, 2023, all other nursing facilities are required to pay a quality assurance assessment of $33.90 per non-Medicare patient day.

Notes

Iowa Code r. 441-36.3
Rescinded ARC 2886C, IAB 1/4/17, effective 2/8/17.
Amended by IAB January 6, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Number 14, effective 1/1/2016 Rescinded by IAB January 4, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Number 14, effective 2/8/2017 Adopted by IAB April 2, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 20, effective 6/1/2025

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