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Amends the provisions governing hospital licensing standards to revise the qualification requirements for therapeutic recreational therapists and to establish the qualifications of an individual who shall clinically supervise therapeutic recreational services.
Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2013 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities to further reduce the reimbursement rates for non-state nursing facilities.
Continues the provisions of the February 13, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for rehabilitation clinics in order to increase the reimbursement rates.
Continues the provisions of the April 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the December 31, 2013 Emergency Rule in order to clarify these provisions.
Continues the provisions of the February 13, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for school based health centers in order to increase the reimbursement rates for physical and occupational therapy services.
Continues the provisions of the May 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for physician services to adopt a manual pricing payment methodology for covered services that do not have Medicare established rates.
Repeals and replaces the provisions governing the licensing standards for abortion facilities in order to incorporate the changes imposed by legislation, and to further revise and clarify these provisions
Adopts provisions to establish coverage and reimbursement for labor and delivery services provided to Medicaid eligible women by free-standing birthing centers.
Continues the provisions of the April 1, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities the add-on amount to the per diem rate for the provider fee.
Continues the provisions of the May 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for laboratory and radiology services to adopt a manual pricing payment methodology for covered services that do not have Medicare established rates.
Continues the provisions of the May 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing LT-PCS in order to restrict the number of participants an individual can concurrently represent, to adopt provisions for the removal of service providers from the waiver freedom of choice list when certain departmental proceedings are pending against the provider, to offer freedom of choice to the provider's waiver participants and clarify the provisions governing service delivery.