§346D-1.5  Medicaid reimbursement equity. 
Not later than July 1, 2008, there shall be no distinction between
hospital-based and nonhospital-based reimbursement rates for institutionalized
long-term care under medicaid.  Reimbursement for institutionalized
intermediate care facilities and institutionalized skilled nursing facilities
shall be based solely on the level of care rather than the location.  This
section shall not apply to critical access hospitals. [L 1998, c 294, §1; am L
2000, c 226, §§5, 9; am L 2004, c 148, §§1, 2]



 



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  L 2000, c 226, §6 provides:



  "SECTION 6.  The State's share of matching funds shall
be provided through the Hawaii health systems corporation and other designated
critical access hospitals' appropriations to the extent funding is available. 
If funding is not available, medicaid reimbursement to critical access
hospitals shall revert back to the existing medicaid payment methodology."