Section 5165.26. [Repealed Effective 7/1/2016] [Renumbered from 5111.245] Payment of quality bonus

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Budgeted amount for quality incentive payments for a fiscal year" means the amount determined for a fiscal year as follows:

(a) Multiply the total number of medicaid days in the immediately preceding fiscal year by sixteen dollars and forty-four cents;

(b) Determine the total amount of quality incentive payments that was paid under section 5165.25 of the Revised Code to all nursing facility providers for the immediately preceding fiscal year;

(c) Subtract the amount determined under division (A)(1)(b) of this section from the product calculated under division (A)(1)(a) of this section;

(2) "Point days for a fiscal year" means the product of the following:

(a) A qualifying nursing facility's quality bonus points for the fiscal year;

(b) The number of the qualifying nursing facility's medicaid days in the fiscal year.

(3) "Qualifying nursing facility" means a nursing facility that qualifies for a quality bonus for a fiscal year as determined under division (B) of this section.

(4) "Quality bonus points for a fiscal year" means the amount determined by subtracting five from the number of points awarded to a qualifying nursing facility for meeting accountability measures under section 5165.25 of the Revised Code for a fiscal year.

(B) The department of medicaid shall pay a nursing facility provider a quality bonus for the fiscal year if both of the following apply:

(1) The provider's nursing facility is awarded more than five points for meeting accountability measures under section 5165.25 of the Revised Code for the fiscal year

(2) the budgeted amount for quality incentive payments for the fiscal year is greater than zero.

(C) The total quality bonus to be paid to the provider of a qualifying nursing facility for a fiscal year shall equal the product of the following:

(1) The quality bonus per medicaid day for the fiscal year determined for the provider's qualifying nursing facility under division (D) of this section;

(2) The number of the qualifying nursing facility's medicaid days in the fiscal year.

(D) A qualifying nursing facility's quality bonus per medicaid day for a fiscal year shall be the product of the following:

(1) The nursing facility's quality bonus points for the fiscal year;

(2) The quality bonus per point for the fiscal year determined under division (E) of this section.

(E) The quality bonus per point for a fiscal year shall be determined as follows:

(1) Determine the number of each qualifying nursing facility's point days for the fiscal year;

(2) Determine the sum of all qualifying nursing facilities' point days for the fiscal year;

(3) Divide the budgeted amount for quality incentive payments for the fiscal year by the sum determined under division (E)(2) of this section.

(F) The calculation of a qualifying nursing facility's bonus payment is not subject to appeal under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

Repealed by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §105.01, eff. 7/1/2016.

Renumbered from § 5111.245 by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01 (Vetoed Provisions), eff. 9/29/2013.

Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.60, SB 264, §1, eff. 7/1/2012.