23 Miss. Code. R. 202-3.4 - Reimbursement

A. Individuals who are placed in swing beds in a hospital may have Medicare only, Medicare and Medicaid, or Medicaid only.

1. In all instances where a Medicaid beneficiary is covered by Medicare, Medicare is the primary payer for a swing bed stay.

2. Medicaid covers swing bed care for Medicare and Medicaid dual eligibles when:

a) The Medicaid beneficiary's medical condition does not qualify for Medicare, or

b) Medicare benefits are exhausted.

B. The methods and standards used to determine payment rates to hospital providers of nursing facility (NF) services furnished by a swing bed hospital provides for payment for the routine NF services at the average rate per patient day paid to NFs for routine services furnished during the previous calendar year.

C. Beneficiaries who have Part A Medicare are the responsibility of the Medicare program when in a swing bed. Medicaid will cover the Medicare coinsurance after the 20^th consecutive day in a swing bed for Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries through day one hundred (100) or the last day covered by Medicare, whichever comes first.

D. The swing bed facility must provide and pay for all services and supplies required by the plan of care and ordered by a physician. During the course of a covered Medicaid stay, the facility may not charge a resident for the following items and services:

1. Nursing services,

2. Specialized rehabilitative services,

3. Dietary services,

4. Activity programs,

5. Room/bed maintenance services,

6. Routine personal hygiene items and services,

7. Personal laundry, or

8. Drugs not covered by the Medicaid Pharmacy program.

E. Any items or service not covered in the per diem rate must be billed outside the per diem rates and include:

1. Items and services covered by Medicare Part B or any other third party.

2. Any service or supply billed directly to Medicaid for swing bed residents including:

a) Lab services,

b) X-rays,

c) Drugs covered as specified in Part 214,

d) Therapy services as specified in Part 213, or

e) Durable Medical Equipment as specified in Part 209.

Notes

23 Miss. Code. R. 202-3.4

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 87) Pub. L. 97-35, Section 2153; Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-13-117; 43-13-121.

Amended 7/1/2021 Amended 9/1/2024