Bill No.: HB0193                  Drafter:  JDA

LSO No.:  11LSO-0515              Effective Date:  3/2/2011

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0054

Chapter No.:       105

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Childers

Catch Title:       Nursing care facility assessment.

Subject:  Wyoming Nursing Care Facility Assessment Act.

Summary/Major Elements:

This legislation:

● Requires each nursing care facility to pay a nursing care facility assessment as determined by the department of health on a quarterly basis.

● Establishes the nursing care facility assessment account and specifies how funds in the account may be used, including to secure federal matching funds through the state Medicaid plan.

● Requires the department of health to seek approval for state plan amendments in order to obtain available federal matching funds for the assessment.

● Provides for quarterly adjustment payments to nursing facilities as calculated by the department of health based on the number of days that services were paid for by the Wyoming medical assistance program (Medicaid).

● Provides for discontinuation of the assessment and adjustment payments if the state plan amendment is not approved, if the rates are reduced below a certain level, if funds in the account are used for an unauthorized purpose or if federal matching of the assessments becomes unavailable.