Oklahoma SB904 amends Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual.

Oklahoma SB904 amends Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. The bill mandates the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to develop an incentive reimbursement rate plan for nursing metrics and requires facilities to maintain specific direct-care staff-to-resident ratios. It also establishes a pay-for-performance program focusing on improving quality measures, such as the percentage of long-stay, high-risk residents with pressure ulcers.

Oklahoma SB904 amends Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual.

Oklahoma SB904 amends Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. The bill mandates the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to develop an incentive reimbursement rate plan for nursing metrics and requires facilities to maintain specific direct-care staff-to-resident ratios. It also establishes a pay-for-performance program focusing on improving quality measures, such as the percentage of long-stay, high-risk residents with pressure ulcers.