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DE SB227

Bill

Status

Passed

6/28/2012

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Brady

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Origin

Senate

146th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Imposes quarterly quality assessment fees on nursing facilities at $12.00 per non-Medicare resident day (or $9.35 for high-Medicaid-volume facilities with 45,000+ annual Medicaid resident days) effective June 1, 2012

  • Creates the Nursing Facility Quality Assessment Fund to receive 90% of collected fees, with 10% going to the state general fund

  • Exempts Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) and nursing facilities with 46 or fewer beds from the assessment

  • Fund revenues combined with federal Medicaid matching funds must be used exclusively to increase per diem reimbursement rates for Medicaid-enrolled nursing facilities

  • Assessment program sunsets December 31, 2015, and automatically repeals if CMS denies waiver approval or federal Medicaid matching funds become unavailable

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend The Delaware Code By Creating A New Chapter 65 Of Title 30 Of The Delaware Code To Impose Quality Assessment Fees On Nursing Facilities And By Creating A New Chapter 105 Of Title 16 Establishing The Nursing Facility Quality Assessment Fund.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

6/28/2012

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Development6/12/2012
Health & Social Services5/16/2012

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