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KMAP BULLETIN: Private Rooms in Nursing Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities
Kansas Medicaid (KanCare)·KS · Geriatrics·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Feb 1, 2024
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Effective February 1, 2024, Kansas Medicaid (KMAP) now allows nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities to bill for private rooms. Facilities can provide private rooms if medically necessary or at their discretion, with families able to pay the difference for non-medically necessary private rooms.
Action Required
Billing teams at nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities in Kansas should review updated manual sections 8-5 and 8-6 to understand private room billing procedures. Update billing workflows to accommodate private room charges while maintaining current per diem rates regardless of revenue code billed. Monitor KanCare MCO implementation dates as they may vary from the February 1, 2024 effective date.