WAC 388-96-708   Reinstatement of beds previously removed from service under chapter 70.38 RCW--Effect on prospective payment rate.  (1) After removing beds from service (banked) under the provisions of chapter 70.38 RCW, the contractor may bring back into service beds that were previously banked.

     (2) When the contractor returns to service beds banked under the provisions of chapter 70.38 RCW, the department will recalculate the contractor's prospective medicaid payment rate allocations using the greater of actual days from the cost report period on which the rate is based or days calculated by multiplying the new number of licensed beds times the appropriate minimum occupancy pursuant to chapter 74.46 RCW times the number of calendar days in the cost report period on which the rate being recalculated is based.

     (3) The effective date of the recalculated prospective rate for beds returned to service shall be the first of the month:

     (a) In which the banked beds returned to service when the beds are returned to service on the first of the month; or

     (b) Following the month in which the banked beds returned to service when the beds are returned to service after the first of the month.

     (4) The recalculated prospective payment rate shall comply with all the provisions of rate setting contained in chapter 74.46 RCW or in this chapter, including all lids and maximums unless otherwise specified in this section.

     (5) The recalculated prospective medicaid payment rate shall be subject to adjustment if required by RCW 74.46.421.

     (6) After the department recalculates the contractor's prospective medicaid component rate allocations using the increased number of licensed beds, the department will use the increased number of licensed beds in all post unbanking rate settings, until under chapter 74.46 RCW and/or this chapter, the post unbanking number of licensed beds changes.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.46.431 (11) and (12), 74.46.800, chapter 74.46 RCW, 2004 c 276 § 913, 2001 1st sp.s. c 8. 04-21-027, § 388-96-708, filed 10/13/04, effective 11/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.46.800. 01-12-037, § 388-96-708, filed 5/29/01, effective 6/29/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.46 RCW, 1999 c 376 § 3 amending c 309 § 207. 99-24-084, § 388-96-708, filed 11/30/99, effective 12/31/99. Statutory Authority: 1998 c 322 § 19(11). 98-20-023, § 388-96-708, filed 9/25/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.46.800. 96-15-056, § 388-96-708, filed 7/16/96, effective 8/16/96.]