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DHS updates nursing‑facility cost manual: occupancy, equipment cap and per‑bed value changes set for Aug. 1
Summary
DHS presented multiple cost‑reporting manual updates for skilled nursing facilities including three per‑bed categories to incentivize private/semi‑private rooms, moving rebasing to annual, increasing the minor equipment cap from $500 to $2,500 (to be reviewed), and a temporary minimum occupancy reduction to 65%, rising 5% annually back toward 75%.
Elizabeth Pittman of DHS presented an updated cost‑reporting manual for skilled nursing facilities that the department proposes to implement Aug. 1. The manual contains several substantive changes intended to reflect market conditions and post‑pandemic experience.
Key changes include creating three definitions of resident room…
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