Section 405IAC1-10.5-4. Reimbursement for new providers and out-of-state providers

   (a) The purpose of this section is to establish payment rates for inpatient hospital facilities that commenced participation in the state Medicaid program after fiscal year 1990 and for out-of-state hospital providers participating in the Indiana Medicaid program.

  (b) Payment for inpatient stays reimbursed according to the DRG methodology shall be equal to the sum of the DRG rate, the capital rate calculated using the statewide median capital rate, the medical education rate, and, if applicable, the outlier payment calculated using the statewide median cost-to-charge ratio.

  (c) Payment for inpatient stays reimbursed as level-of-care cases shall be equal to the sum of the per diem rate for each Medicaid day, the capital rate calculated using the statewide median capital rate, and the medical education rate.

  (d) Outlier payments for inpatient stays reimbursed under subsection (b) shall be determined according to the methodology described in section 3 of this rule. Each out-of-state hospital that submits a Medicaid hospital cost report will receive a cost-to-charge ratio. All other out-of-state facilities must use the statewide median cost-to-charge ratio to determine applicable cost outlier payments.

  (e) To be eligible for a facility-specific per diem medical education rate, out-of-state providers must be located in a city listed in 405 IAC 5-5-2(a)(3) and 405 IAC 5-5-2(a)(4) or have a minimum of sixty (60) Medicaid inpatient days. Providers must submit annually a Medicaid hospital cost report to be eligible for this reimbursement. The facility-specific per diem medical education rate for an out-of-state provider shall not exceed the highest in-state medical education per diem rate.

  (f) To be considered for a separate base amount for children's hospitals, out-of-state children's hospitals must be located in a city listed in 405 IAC 5-5-2(a)(3) and 405 IAC 5-5-2(a)(4) or have a minimum of sixty (60) Medicaid inpatient days. Providers must submit annually a Medicaid hospital cost report to be eligible for a separate base amount. (Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 1-10.5-4; filed Oct 5, 1994, 11:10 a.m.: 18 IR 246; filed Dec 19, 1995, 3:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1084; filed Dec 27, 1996, 12:00 p.m.: 20 IR 1517; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; filed Aug 31, 2001, 9:53 a.m.: 25 IR 59; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Nov 8, 2013, 2:56 p.m.: 20131204-IR-405130422FRA; filed Aug 1, 2016, 3:44 p.m.: 20160831-IR-405150418FRA)