BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend § 7931, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 7931. Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance.
(d) In the absence of an alternative agreement for a
nonfee for service
nonfee-for-service
reimbursement mechanism approved by the Department of Health and Social Services between a home health-care nursing services provider and a Medicaid-contracted organization, all hourly home health-care nursing services paid for by Medicaid-contracted organizations will be reimbursed at a rate equal to or more than the rate set by the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance for equivalent services.
(f) In the absence of an alternative agreement for a nonfee-for-service reimbursement mechanism approved by the Department of Health and Social Services between a home health or home care services provider and a Medicaid-contracted organization, all home health or home care services for Medicaid long-term care services and support providers paid for by Medicaid-contracted organizations will be reimbursed at a rate equal to or more than the rate set by the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance for equivalent services.
