§ 14105.075

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, for dates of service on or after August 1, 2016, payments to intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled that are licensed pursuant to subdivision (e), (g), or (h) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, and to facilities providing continuous skilled nursing care to developmentally disabled individuals pursuant to the pilot project established by Section 14132.20, as determined by the applicable methodology for setting reimbursement rates for those facilities, shall be the reimbursement rates that were applicable to those facilities in the 2008–09 rate year, increased by 3.7 percent. Payments to the facilities pursuant to this section shall also include the projected cost of complying with new state or federal mandates to the extent applicable to the reimbursement methodology associated with the type of facility.

(b) The director shall seek any necessary federal approvals to implement this section. This section shall not be implemented until the necessary federal approval is obtained, and only to the extent federal financial participation is available. If, and only to the extent, federal approval is obtained to implement this section, the payments resulting from the application of subdivision (a) shall be implemented retroactively to August 1, 2016, or any later effective date identified in the federal approval that is obtained, as applicable.

(Added by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 3, Sec. 13. (AB 1 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)