Dear Administrator Letter
- Letter also available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
October 6, 2023
Dear Administrator:
The purpose of this letter is to provide your Residential Health Care Facility (RHCF) with information regarding the updated rates for the period April 1, 2023 and July 1, 2023. These rates contain the following update:
- 6.5% Across the Board Nursing Home Investment: Chapter 57 of the laws of 2023 established a uniform rate increase to the operating component of nursing homes rates in the amount of 6.5%. Chapter 57 of the laws of 2023 allowed for up to a 7.5% increase upon the approval from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS).
Based on the above changes, the Department has increased the RHCF operating component of the rate by 6.5%. This will appear as a part of the Miscellaneous Per Diem line on your rate sheet. A backup file with detail of what is being included in the Miscellaneous Per Diem line is available via the Healthcare Financial Data Gateway on the Health Commerce System (HCS) , as well as on the DOH website. The processing for the Across the Board Investment will take effect in cycle # 2408 with a release date of 11/1/23.
Should you have any questions regarding these payments please email NFRATES@health.ny.gov and someone will respond to your inquiry.
Sincerely,
Laura Rosenthal Director
Bureau of Nursing Home and Long Term Care Rate Setting
Division of Finance and Rate Setting
Office of Health Insurance Programs
