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RI S2880
Bill
Status
3/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Louis Dipalma
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AI Summary
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Requires the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to review increases in direct and indirect costs for nursing facility Medicaid payments beginning October 2027
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Rate adjustments must utilize data from the most recent finalized year of each facility's cost report
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Per diem rate components for direct-care and indirect-care must be adjusted to reflect changes in direct and indirect care costs since the previous rate review
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Adds this new cost review requirement as an additional element to the existing price-based methodology for nursing facility reimbursement
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Takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Requires the executive office of health and human services to consider a new element when reviewing the appropriate Medicaid payments to be paid to nursing facilities.
Human Services
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
3/4/2026