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Enrollment of Chronic Hospitals as Special Other Acute Hospitals to Decommission the LTC Stay Approval Process

Maryland Medicaid·MD·Provider Transmittal
Effective date
Not stated
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

Maryland Medicaid is enrolling chronic hospitals as Special Other Acute Hospitals to eliminate the Long-Term Care (LTC) stay approval process. This eliminates prior authorization requirements for LTC admissions at these facilities.

Action Required

Action needed
Immediately: Billing teams should verify which chronic hospitals in Maryland have been reclassified as Special Other Acute Hospitals. Update billing workflows to remove LTC stay approval requirements for these facilities. Contact Maryland Medicaid for the list of affected hospitals and update facility databases accordingly.