For the purposes of the pilot program established under Section 14495.10, or, if Section 14495.10 is repealed and replaced by Section 14132.20, then under the program implemented pursuant to Section 14132.20, the department shall develop a reimbursement rate for continuous skilled nursing care services provided by a participating health facility to developmentally disabled individuals who meet the federal waiver eligibility criteria or Medi-Cal State Plan amendment criteria. The reimbursement rate shall be determined in accordance with a methodology that shall be developed by the department. The department may elect to establish individual patient-specific rates.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 41. Effective July 28, 2009.)