S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Sec. 11H.12A of S.L. 2017-57 pertains to Medicaid reimbursement for personal care services provided to a Medicaid recipient before prior approval for the services has been requested. Before this provision, Medicaid policy allowed prior approval for personal care services to be effective retroactively up to 10 days prior to the date prior approval was requested. This section extends the prior approval retroactive effective period to up to 30 days prior to the date prior approval was requested, which allows providers to receive Medicaid reimbursement for personal care services provided up to 30 days prior to requesting prior approval for the services.

This section became effective August 1, 2017, and applies to personal care services requests received on or after that date.