101 CMR 206.03 - General Payment Provisions
(1) General. Nursing
facility payments are prospective rates based on reported costs for a prior
base year.
(a) The nursing standard payments
and the operating cost standard payments are established in
101
CMR 206.04. The base year for the nursing
standard payments and the operating cost standard payments effective October 1,
2023, is 2019. The nursing and operating payments are increased from the base
year by a cost adjustment factor of 21.94%.
(b) The capital payments are established in
101
CMR 206.05. The base year for the capital
payments effective October 1, 2023, is 2019. The capital payments are increased
from the base year by a cost adjustment factor of 7.55%.
(c) Payments may be adjusted to include
additional payments in accordance with
101
CMR 206.06.
(2)
Ancillary Costs.
Unless a provider participates in the Ancillary Pilot Program with the
MassHealth agency, or a provider's payments include ancillary services pursuant
to the regulations or written policy of the purchasing agency, the provider
must bill ancillary services directly to the purchaser in accordance with the
purchaser's regulations or policies.
(3)
Disclaimer of Authorization
of Services.
101 CMR
206.00 is not authorization for or approval of the
substantive services, or lengths of time, for which rates are determined
pursuant to
101 CMR
206.00. Governmental units that purchase services from
eligible providers are responsible for the definition, authorization, and
approval of services and lengths of time provided to publicly aided
individuals. Information concerning substantive program requirements must be
obtained from purchasing governmental units.
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(1) General. Nursing facility payments are prospective rates based on reported costs for a prior base year.
(a) The nursing standard payments and the operating cost standard payments are established in 101 CMR 206.04. The base year for the nursing standard payments and the operating cost standard payments effective October 1, 2023, is 2019. The nursing and operating payments are increased from the base year by a cost adjustment factor of 21.94%.
(b) The capital payments are established in 101 CMR 206.05. The base year for the capital payments effective October 1, 2023, is 2019. The capital payments are increased from the base year by a cost adjustment factor of 7.55%.
(c) Payments may be adjusted to include additional payments in accordance with 101 CMR 206.06.
(2) Ancillary Costs. Unless a provider participates in the Ancillary Pilot Program with the MassHealth agency, or a provider's payments include ancillary services pursuant to the regulations or written policy of the purchasing agency, the provider must bill ancillary services directly to the purchaser in accordance with the purchaser's regulations or policies.
(3) Disclaimer of Authorization of Services. 101 CMR 206.00 is not authorization for or approval of the substantive services, or lengths of time, for which rates are determined pursuant to 101 CMR 206.00. Governmental units that purchase services from eligible providers are responsible for the definition, authorization, and approval of services and lengths of time provided to publicly aided individuals. Information concerning substantive program requirements must be obtained from purchasing governmental units.