OAR 410-125-0195
Outpatient Services In-State DRG Hospitals
(1)
The National Drug Code (NDC) must be included on all claim formats for physician administered drug codes required by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.(2)
For discharges prior to January 1, 2012, In-State Diagnostic Related Grouper (DRG) hospital outpatient and emergency services are reimbursed under a cost-based methodology.(a)
Interim reimbursement:(A)
The interim reimbursement percentage is developed using the cost-to-charge ratio methodology, derived from the Medicare cost report, and applied to billed charges;(B)
The interim payment is the estimated percentage needed to achieve 100 percent of hospital cost in aggregate; and(C)
This interim percentage is applied to all outpatient charges except for clinical laboratory services. Interim reimbursement for clinical laboratory services is calculated according to rates published in the Division of Medical Assistance Programs’ (Division) fee schedule.(b)
Settlement reimbursement:(A)
For Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program-eligible (Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act) clients, an adjustment to 100 percent of outpatient costs is made during the cost settlement process;(B)
For General Assistance (GA) clients, outpatient hospital services are reimbursed at 50 percent of billed charges or 59 percent of costs, whichever is less.(3)
Effective for discharges on or after January 1, 2012:(a)
In-State DRG hospital outpatient and emergency services will be reimbursed in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations 42 Part 419 Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Department Services, using the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Group methodology, and(b)
Payments will be based on rates determined by State Actuarial Services to be equivalent to 100 percent of Medicare outpatient payments for each DRG hospital.
Source:
Rule 410-125-0195 — Outpatient Services In-State DRG Hospitals, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=410-125-0195.