Dear Administrator Letter
- Letter also available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
July 16, 2024
Dear Administrator:
This letter provides information regarding updates to your Residential Health Care Facility (RHCF) rates for the periods beginning April 1, 2023, and thereafter. These rates contain the following update:
- 7.5% Across the Board Nursing Home Investment: Chapter 57 of the laws of 2023 Established a uniform 7.5% rate increase to the operating component of nursing home rates. The Department released 6.5% of this increase while awaiting approval from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS). This package releases the additional 1% to reach the full 7.5% uniform rate increase Enacted in 2023.
This will appear as part of the Miscellaneous Per Diem line on your RHCF rate sheet. A backup file with detail of what is included in the Miscellaneous Per Diem line will be 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 #2448 with a release date of 08/07/24.
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 Program
