Section 12-15-14-2.5 - Prohibition on reimbursement for reservation of bed for hospitalized or otherwise absent Medicaid recipient(a) The office may not reimburse a nursing facility provider for reserving a bed for a Medicaid recipient when the Medicaid recipient is not present in the nursing facility due to a hospital stay or leave of absence for therapeutic reasons.(b) Not later than September 30, 2011, the office shall submit a state Medicaid plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement this section.Added by P.L. 229-2011, SEC. 127, eff. 7/1/2011.