Nursing Facilities Private Room Supplementation Report, May 2015

SF2160 (2012) allowed nursing facilities to collection additional payment about the Medicaid payment form residents and families who desire a private room. This is referred to as private room supplementation. The legislation set out numerous requirement that must be met for facilities who supplement the Medicaid rate by charging for a private room.

Nursing Facilities Private Room Supplementation Report, May 2015

HF740 directed the Iowa Department of Human Services to begin reimbursing nursing facilities under a modified price-base case-mix reimbursement system beginning July 1, 2001. The components of the case mix reimbursement system resulted from a series of meetings that involved providers industry association representatives advocacy organization and state agency staff.