Long-Term Institutional Care. Package A members requiring long-term care in a nursing facility or Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) must be disenrolled from the Hoosier Healthwise program and converted to fee-for-service eligibility in the IHCP. Before the nursing facility can be reimbursed by IHCP for the care provided, the nursing facility must request a Pre-Admission Screening Resident Review (PASRR) for nursing facility placement. The State must then approve the PASRR request, designate the appropriate level of care in CoreMMIS and disenroll the member from Hoosier Healthwise. The Contractor must coordinate care for its members that are transitioning into long-term care by working with the facility to ensure timely submission of the request for a PASRR, as described in the IHCP Provider Manual. The Contractor is responsible for payment for up to sixty (60) calendar days for its members placed in a long-term care facility while the level of care determination is pending. However, the Contractor may obtain services for its members in a nursing facility setting on a short-term basis, i.e., for fewer than thirty (30) calendar days. This may occur if this setting is more cost-effective than other options and the member can obtain the care and services needed in the nursing facility. The Contractor may negotiate rates for reimbursing the nursing facilities for these short-term stays. If a member admitted to a nursing facility for a short-term stay remains in the nursing facility for more than thirty (30) days, the Contractor shall notify the State or its designee, in the timeframe and format required by FSSA. The Contractor may request disenrollment of a member in these cases.
Long-Term Institutional Care. Hoosier Care Connect members requiring long-term care in a nursing facility shall be disenrolled from the Contractor’s Hoosier Care Connect product and enrolled in traditional Medicaid. Before the nursing facility can be reimbursed fee-for-service for the care provided, the nursing facility must request a Pre-Admission Screening Resident Review (PASRR) for nursing facility placement. The State must then approve the PASRR request, designate the appropriate level of care in the MMIS and disenroll the member from Hoosier Care Connect. The Contractor must coordinate care for its members that are transitioning into long-term care by working with the facility to ensure timely submission of the request for a PASRR, as described in the IHCP Provider Manual. The Contractor is responsible for payment for up to sixty (60) calendar days for its members placed in a long-term care facility while the level of care determination is pending. The Contractor may obtain services for its members in a nursing facility setting on a short term basis, defined as fewer than thirty (30) calendar days. This may occur if this setting is more cost-effective than other options and the member can obtain the care and services needed in the nursing facility. The Contractor may negotiate rates for reimbursing the nursing facilities for these short-term stays. If a member admitted to a nursing facility for a short term stay remains in the nursing facility for more than thirty (30) days, the Contractor shall notify the State or its designee, in the timeframe and format required by FSSA. The Contractor may request disenrollment of a member in these cases, which shall be determined in FSSA’s sole discretion.
