Free-Standing Nursing Facilities Supplemental Payment
Effective October 1, 2011, free-standing nursing facilities
will receive a supplemental Medicaid payment in addition to its standard or
special care per diem payment. Supplemental payments are not available for
nursing facilities owned by the State of Nevada or any of its political
subdivisions. Fifty percent of the supplemental payment is based on Medicaid
occupancy, MDS accuracy, and quality measures. Fifty percent of the payment is
based on acuity. The amount available for supplemental payments is computed
quarterly and reimbursed in the quarter in three equal monthly payments.