{"id":3292,"date":"2024-07-08T12:53:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T18:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:29:57","slug":"idaho-publishes-new-medicaid-pcs-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/idaho-publishes-new-medicaid-pcs-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho Publishes New Medicaid PCS Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3292\" class=\"elementor elementor-3292\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2254399 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2254399\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ab1806\" data-id=\"8ab1806\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1885771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1885771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0141.jpeg?fit=585%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3285\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0141.jpeg?w=585&amp;ssl=1 585w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0141.jpeg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1edc3ad\" data-id=\"1edc3ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721feae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721feae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>In accordance with the passage of HB1456 (2024), the Division of Medicaid has officially published the new rate increases for Personal Care Services, Nursing Services and Children&#8217;s DD services. It&#8217;s important to note these rates go into effect July 1, 2024 for Medicaid Fee for Services rates, and <span dir=\"ltr\">September 1, 2024<\/span> for Medicaid Managed Care Plans (MMCP and Dual-Eligible through Molina and Blue Cross of Idaho).<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b580b76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b580b76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef48a5\" data-id=\"9ef48a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f9873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f9873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>To view the information release, please <a id=\"LPlnk206931\" title=\"https:\/\/publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov\/WebLink\/DocView.aspx?id=30371&amp;dbid=0&amp;repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS\" href=\"https:\/\/publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov\/WebLink\/DocView.aspx?id=30371&amp;dbid=0&amp;repo=PUBLIC-DOCUMENTS\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"7e5239e4-488f-4098-9d6c-09eae89a126a\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/span>.<\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>It&#8217;s important to note that HB1456, which enacted the rates through appropriation this past legislative session, also included language regarding the use of the increases for providers. Specifically, the Division of Medicaid is required to publish a report to the Legislative Services Office (LSO) by <span dir=\"ltr\">December 1, 2024<\/span>, showing how these funds were used by providers to &#8220;increase frontline and direct-care compensation&#8221; and demonstrate &#8220;compensation changes,&#8221; as well as other reporting in connection to operating expenses. Providers billing these codes should expect to be prepared to provide this data to the Division of Medicaid later this fall in preparation for the <span dir=\"ltr\">December 1, 2024<\/span> reporting deadline.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>To find a copy of HB1456 and the entirety of the bill&#8217;s text, including Section 5 which specifies the reporting requirements for providers and the Division\u00a0of Medicaid, please <a id=\"LPlnk177457\" title=\"https:\/\/legislature.idaho.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sessioninfo\/2024\/legislation\/S1456.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/legislature.idaho.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sessioninfo\/2024\/legislation\/S1456.pdf\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"52cf8886-2f3e-421d-9013-afce12ca4f48\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/span>.<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In accordance with the passage of HB1456 (2024), the Division of Medicaid has officially published the new rate increases for Personal Care Services, Nursing Services&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,64],"tags":[48,56],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-3292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-direct-care","category-legislative","tag-healthcare-laws-and-regulations","tag-personal-care"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"admin@ihcca.org","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/author\/adminihcca-org\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3292"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3294,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions\/3294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3292"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihcca.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=3292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}