Bill Text: DE SB109 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medicaid Reimbursement Rates For Home Health-care Services.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-30 - Signed by Governor [SB109 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2021-SB109-Engrossed.html
SPONSOR: |
Sen. S. McBride & Rep. Heffernan & Rep. Bentz & Rep. Minor-Brown |
Sens. Bonini, Hansen, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh; Reps. Baumbach, Dorsey Walker, Lambert, Morrison, Michael Smith, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 109
AS AMENDED BY
SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR HOME HEALTH-CARE SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend § 7931, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 7931. Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance.
(d) In the absence of an alternative agreement for a nonfee for service nonfee-for-service reimbursement mechanism approved by the Department of Health and Social Services between a home health-care nursing services provider and a Medicaid-contracted organization, all hourly home health-care nursing services paid for by Medicaid-contracted organizations will be reimbursed at a rate equal to or more than the rate set by the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance for equivalent services.
(f) In the absence of an alternative agreement for a nonfee-for-service reimbursement mechanism approved by the Department of Health and Social Services between a home health or home care services provider and a Medicaid-contracted organization, all home health or home care services for Medicaid long-term care services and support providers paid for by Medicaid-contracted organizations will be reimbursed at a rate equal to or more than the rate set by the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance for equivalent services.