Sec. 8. (a) Beginning July 1, 2018, the office may implement an end of therapy reclassification methodology in the RUG-IV, 48-Group model for payment of nursing facility services.
(b) Before the office changes a health facility service reimbursement that results in a reduction in reimbursement, the office shall provide public notice of at least one (1) year. The public notice under this subsection:
(1) is not a rulemaking action or part of the administrative rulemaking process under IC 4-22; and
(2) must include the fiscal impact of the proposed reimbursement change.
As added by P.L.224-2017, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.140.