5111.33 Reserving bed during temporary absence of resident. - Ohio Statutes

5111.33 Reserving bed during temporary absence of resident.

Reimbursement to a provider under sections 5111.20 to 5111.32 of the Revised Code shall include payments to the provider, at a rate equal to the percentage of the per resident per day rates that the department of job and family services has established for the provider’s nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded under sections 5111.20 to 5111.33 of the Revised Code for the fiscal year for which the cost of services is reimbursed, to reserve a bed for a recipient during a temporary absence under conditions prescribed by the department, to include hospitalization for an acute condition, visits with relatives and friends, and participation in therapeutic programs outside the facility, when the resident’s plan of care provides for such absence and federal participation in the payments is available. The maximum period during which payments may be made to reserve a bed shall not exceed the maximum period specified under federal regulations, and shall not be more than thirty days during any calendar year for hospital stays, visits with relatives and friends, and participation in therapeutic programs. Recipients who have been identified by the department as requiring the level of care of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded shall not be subject to a maximum period during which payments may be made to reserve a bed if prior authorization of the department is obtained for hospital stays, visits with relatives and friends, and participation in therapeutic programs. The director of job and family services shall adopt rules under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code establishing conditions under which prior authorization may be obtained.

Effective Date: 07-01-2000; 07-01-2005