Ohio Senate Bill 264 Establishing Quality Incentive Payments & Quality Bonuses Paid To Nursing Facilities Under The Medicaid Program

December 15, 2012
In December 2011, Ohio State Bill 264 was adopted establishing quality incentive payments and quality bonuses paid to nursing facilities under the Medicaid program. The pay-for-performance program targeting nursing homes links 9.7% of the Medicaid daily rate to meeting quality measures for resident safety, facility staffing rates, and resident satisfaction with the level of care. The maximum per-Medicaid day quality incentive payment is now $16.44. There are 20 quality standards; if a facility meets five or more it recieves the full rate. If it meets less than five, a percentage of the . . .