When does this change take effect?

This change is effective Jul 1, 2000.

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FY01 Interim Rates

Q: Who is affected by this change?

This affects Maryland Medicaid Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy providers in MD on Medicaid plans.

Maryland Medicaid·MD · Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy·Nursing Home

Effective date

Jul 1, 2000

We identified it

Jun 20, 2026

Days to comply

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Summary

Maryland Medicaid updated FY 2001 interim rates for nursing home services, effective July 1, 2000. Nursing service rates increased significantly (13-19% across regions) due to wage survey updates and additional 15.1 minutes of care time per patient day. New therapy service rates and occupancy standards (89.7%) also take effect.

Action Required

Action needed

By July 1, 2000: Billing team must update nursing home billing systems with new Maryland Medicaid interim rates including increased nursing service rates (13-19% regional increases), new therapy service rates for physical therapy ($15.39-$64.62), occupational therapy ($14.61-$61.46), and speech therapy ($14.07-$59.23) based on service duration. Update accountant/bookkeeper systems with new rate structure and 89.7% occupancy standard. Providers with less than 1,000 Medicaid days should use flat rate of $133.74 per day.

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