10-144-101 Me. Code R. § III-97-C-8000

Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024

Section 144-101-III-97-C-8000 - CASE MIX PAYMENT SYSTEM

8010Industry-Specific DCP

The Department multiplies the industry-specific DCP for each peer group by the facility's average MaineCare case mix so that this payment system can take into consideration that some residents are more costly to care for than others. Thus, the system requires:

a) The assessment of residents on the Department's approved MDS-RCA form;

b) The classification of residents into groups that are similar in resource utilization by use of the case mix resident classification groups defined in Section 9020 of this Appendix; and

c) A weighting system that quantifies the relative cost of caring for different classes of residents by direct service staff to determine a resident's case mix index.

8020Case Mix Resident Classification Groups and Weights

There are a total of 15 case mix resident classification groups, including one resident classification group used when residents cannot be classified into one of the 14 clinical classification groups.

The Department assigns each case mix classification group a specific case mix weight, as follows:

RESIDENT CLASSIFICIATION GROUP CASE MIX WEIGHT

Resident Group	Order	Short description	MaineCare Weight
IC1	1	IMPAIRED 15-28	2.25
IB1	2	IMPAIRED 12-14	1.568
IA1	3	IMPAIRED 0-11	1.144
CD1	4	COMPLEX 12+	1.944
CC1	5	COMPLEX 7-11	1.593
CB1	6	COMPLEX 2-6	1.205
CA1	7	COMPLEX 0-1	0.938
MC1	8	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 16+	1.916
MB1	9	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 5-15	1.377
MA1	10	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 0-4	0.98
PD1	11	PHYSICAL 11+	1.418
PC1	12	PHYSICAL 8-10	1.019
PB1	13	PHYSICAL 4-7	1.004
PA1	14	PHYSICAL 0-3	0.731
BC1	15	NOT CLASSIFIED	0.731

8030.Rate Setting Case Mix

8030.1 The Department will calculate rates on January 1st and July 1st of each year, beginning on July 1, 2001.

8030.2 The Department will calculate each facility's rate setting case mix index using the number of MaineCare residents in each case mix classification group determined from the most recent MDS-RCA on all MaineCare residents in the facility as of the 1st of March for the July rate and the 1st of September for the January rate.

8030.3 The Department will compute the applicable rate setting case mix index by multiplying the number of residents in each case mix classification group, including those in the unclassified group, by the case mix weight for the relevant classification group. The sum of these products divided by the total number of MaineCare residents in the facility equals the rate setting case mix index.

8030.4 The Department will calculate the case mix rate by multiplying the rate setting case mix index by the DCP. The program allowance will be added to the case mix rate.

8030.5 The Department will send a roster of residents and source of payment as of March 1st and September 1st to facilities for verification prior to rate setting.

8030.6 The Department will utilize the roster in identifying MaineCare residents and their most recent assessment. It is the provider's responsibility to check the roster, make corrections and submit corrections to the Department or its designee within one week of receiving the roster.

8030.7 For purposes of this Appendix, the Department will not utilize assessments of residents for whom assessments are incomplete due to the death, discharge, or nursing facility or hospital admission of the resident during the time frame in which the assessment must be completed to compute payment.

8040New Facilities

For new facilities opening after July 1, 2002, the Department will apply a case mix index of 1.000 to the price for new facilities for the first rate setting period. The Department will apply the actual case mix index to the first rate setting period after either a March 1st or September 1st roster is available, as applicable. The Department will not apply sanctions to new facilities until an actual case mix index is used in rate setting.

8050Inflation Adjustment

Except when there is specific statutory direction, the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services will determine if an inflation adjustment will be made, the amount of that adjustment, and any performance standards related to that adjustment.

For the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 and each year thereafter, the MaineCare payment rates attributable to wages and salaries for both the direct care cost component and the personal care cost component will be increased by an inflation factor in accordance with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index - medical care services index from the prior December for professional services, nursing home and adult day care services.

10-144 C.M.R. ch. 101, § III-97-C-8000