Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-712

EHS 712

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Ms. Candaras and Mr. Welch moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding at the end thereof the following words:- "and provided further, that the Office of Medicaid, in calculating rates of inpatient and outpatient services for neonatal intensive care units (NICU) with at least 55 licensed beds within an acute hospital that has at least 109 pediatric intensive NICU licensed beds shall provide an additional reimbursement to the hospital above the base rates to compensate for high complexity care in an amount no less than $950,000."