Free Standing Psychiatric Hospital Long-Term Civil Commitment Rate Enhancements Medicaid State Plan Amendment 24-0030 Public Notice

Notice: Free Standing Psychiatric Hospital Long-Term Civil Commitment Rate Enhancements Medicaid State Plan Amendment 24-0030 Public Notice is now available online.

Description: HCA intends to submit Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 24-0030 to remove specific dollar amounts for long-term civil commitment per diem rates and add language regarding per diem rate enhancements for Washington State free standing psychiatric hospitals that contract with the agency to provide services for long-term civil commitment patients. Only those hospitals with patients who are moving from a criminal to civil commitment or who have complex medical needs or challenging behaviors may receive one rate enhancement per patient per day for such patients.