July 14, 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Health

Pursuant to 42 CFR Section 447.205, the Department of Health hereby gives public notice of the following:

The Department of Health proposes to amend the Title XIX (Medicaid) State Plan for institutional services to comply with enacted statutory provisions. The following changes are proposed:

Institutional Services
Effective for days of service on or after July 15, 2021, The Department of Health will adjust inpatient psychiatric fee-for-service per diem rates of reimbursement for Article 28 exempt psychiatric hospitals and Article 28 exempt hospital distinct units by increasing the case mix neutral psychiatric statewide per diem base price by 9.86 percent. This State Plan Amendment is necessary to adequately reimburse hospitals for providing these services and better meet the community’s mental health needs.

The estimated full annual net aggregate increase in gross Medicaid expenditures attributable to this initiative is $25,000,000. Funds for this increase are contained in the State budget beginning in state fiscal year 2021/22.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed State Plan Amendment, a copy of which will be available for public review on the Department’s website at http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/state_plans/status. In addition, approved SPA’s beginning in 2011 are also available for viewing on this website.

Copies of the proposed State Plan Amendments will be on file in each local (county) social services district and available for public review.

For the New York City district, copies will be available at the following places:

New York County
250 Church Street
New York, New York 10018

Queens County, Queens Center
3220 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City, New York 11101

Kings County, Fulton Center
114 Willoughby Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201

Bronx County, Tremont Center
1916 Monterey Avenue
Bronx, New York 10457

Richmond County, Richmond Center
95 Central Avenue, St. George
Staten Island, New York 10301

For further information and to review and comment, please contact:

Department of Health
Division of Finance and Rate Setting
99 Washington Ave.,
One Commerce Plaza
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