Current law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide reimbursement to hospitals other than critical access hospitals for each day after the 10th day that a MaineCare-eligible individual is in the care of a hospital while awaiting placement in a nursing facility. This bill provides that the department also is required to provide reimbursement to hospitals other than critical access hospitals for each day after the 10th day that a MaineCare-eligible individual is in the care of a hospital while awaiting placement in a residential care facility. The bill removes the provision that repeals the current law on December 31, 2023.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 225, HP 146: 22.3174