Effective: September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The department of medicaid may conduct an audit, as defined in rules adopted under section 5165.02 of the Revised Code, of any cost report filed under section 5165.10 or 5165.522 of the Revised Code. The decision whether to conduct an audit and the scope of the audit, which may be a desk or field audit, may be determined based on prior performance of the provider, a risk analysis, or other evidence that gives the department reason to believe that the provider has reported costs improperly. A desk or field audit may be performed annually, but is required whenever a provider does not pass the risk analysis tolerance factors.
(B) Audits shall be conducted by auditors under contract with the department, auditors working for firms under contract with the department, or auditors employed by the department.
The department may establish a contract for the auditing of nursing facilities by outside firms. Each contract entered into by bidding shall be effective for one to two years.
(C) The department shall notify a provider of the findings of an audit of a cost report by issuing an audit report. The audit report shall include notice of any fine imposed under section 5165.1010 of the Revised Code. The department shall issue the audit report not later than three years after the earlier of the following:
(1) The date the cost report is filed;
(2) The date a desk or field audit of the cost report or a cost report for a subsequent cost reporting period is completed.
(D) The department shall prepare a written summary of any audit disallowance that is made after the effective date of the rate that is based on the cost. Where the provider is pursuing judicial or administrative remedies in good faith regarding the disallowance, the department shall not withhold from the provider's current payments any amounts the department claims to be due from the provider pursuant to section 5165.41 of the Revised Code.
(E)(1) The department shall establish an audit manual and program for field audits conducted under this section. Each auditor conducting a field audit under this section shall follow the audit manual and program, regardless of whether the auditor is under contract with the department, works for a firm under contract with the department, or is employed by the department. The manual and program shall do both of the following:
(a) Require each field audit to be conducted by an auditor to whom all of the following apply:
(i) During the period of the auditor's contract, firm's contract, or auditor's employment with the department, the auditor or firm does not have and is not committed to acquire any direct or indirect financial interest in the ownership, financing, or operation of nursing facilities in this state.
(ii) The auditor does not audit any provider that has been a client of the auditor or the auditor's firm.
(iii) The auditor is otherwise independent as determined by the standards of independence included in the government auditing standards produced by the United States government accountability office.
(b) Require each auditor conducting a field audit to do all of the following:
(i) Comply with applicable rules prescribed pursuant to Title XVIII and Title XIX;
(ii) Consider generally accepted auditing standards prescribed by the American institute of certified public accountants;
(iii) Include a written summary as to whether the costs included in the cost report examined during the audit are allowable and are presented in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations, and whether, in all material respects, allowable costs are documented, reasonable, and related to patient care;
(iv) Complete the audit within the time period specified by the department;
(v) Provide to the provider complete written interpretations that explain in detail the application of all relevant contract provisions, regulations, auditing standards, rate formulae, and departmental policies, with explanations and examples, that are sufficient to permit the provider to calculate with reasonable certainty those costs that are allowable and the rate to which the provider's nursing facility is entitled.
(2) For the purpose of division (E)(1)(a)(i) of this section, employment of a member of an auditor's family by a nursing facility that the auditor does not audit does not constitute a direct or indirect financial interest in the ownership, financing, or operation of the nursing facility.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5165 | Medicaid Coverage of Nursing Facility Services
Section 5165.01 | Definitions.
Section 5165.011 | Nursing Facility References.
Section 5165.03 | Admission of Mentally Ill Person to Nursing Facility.
Section 5165.04 | Assessment to Determine Level of Care.
Section 5165.06 | Nursing Facility Eligibility.
Section 5165.07 | Provider Agreement Requirements.
Section 5165.071 | Facility Operator May Contract With More Than One Provider.
Section 5165.072 | Revalidation.
Section 5165.08 | Nursing Facilities' Provider Agreement Terms.
Section 5165.081 | Action Against Facility for Breach of Provider Agreement or Other Duties.
Section 5165.082 | Qualification of Beds.
Section 5165.10 | Annual Cost Report.
Section 5165.101 | Cost of Franchise Permit Fee Not Reimbursable Expense.
Section 5165.102 | Fines Excluded From Cost Report.
Section 5165.103 | Completion of Cost Reports.
Section 5165.104 | Form of Cost Reports; Guidelines.
Section 5165.105 | Addendum for Disputed Costs.
Section 5165.106 | Termination for Failure to File Report.
Section 5165.107 | Amendments to Cost Reports.
Section 5165.108 | Desk Review of Cost Report.
Section 5165.1010 | Nursing Facility Fines.
Section 5165.15 | Calculation of Payments to Nursing Facility Providers.
Section 5165.151 | Initial Rates for New Nursing Facilities.
Section 5165.152 | Payments for Services Provided to Low Resource Utilization Residents.
Section 5165.153 | Rates for Outlier Facilities or Units.
Section 5165.155 | Amount of Payments for Dual Eligible Individuals.
Section 5165.156 | Centers of Excellence Component.
Section 5165.157 | Alternative Purchasing Model for Nursing Facility Services.
Section 5165.16 | Per Medicaid Day Payment Rate for Ancillary and Support Costs; Peer Groups.
Section 5165.17 | Per Medicaid Day Payment Rate for Reasonable Capital Costs.
Section 5165.19 | Per Medicaid Day Payment Rate for Direct Care Costs.
Section 5165.191 | Resident Assessment Data.
Section 5165.192 | Case-Mix Scores for Nursing Facilities.
Section 5165.193 | Exception Review of Assessment Data.
Section 5165.21 | Per Medicaid Day Payment Rate for Tax Costs.
Section 5165.23 | Critical Access Incentive Payments to Qualified Facilities.
Section 5165.26 | Nursing Facility's per Medicaid Day Quality Incentive Payment Rate.
Section 5165.261 | Nursing Facility Payment Commission.
Section 5165.28 | Rate for Added, Replaced, or Renovated Beds.
Section 5165.29 | Cost of Operating Rights for Relocated Beds Not Allowable Cost.
Section 5165.30 | Related Party Costs to Pass Through.
Section 5165.32 | Reduction in Rate Not Permitted.
Section 5165.33 | No Payment for Discharge Date.
Section 5165.34 | Payments Made to Reserve Bed During Temporary Absence.
Section 5165.35 | Payments Made to Facility for Services Provided After Involuntary Termination.
Section 5165.37 | Calculating Rates and Making Payments.
Section 5165.38 | Reconsideration of Rate.
Section 5165.40 | Adjustment of Rates.
Section 5165.41 | Redetermination of Rates.
Section 5165.42 | Additional Penalties.
Section 5165.43 | Determination of Interest Rate.
Section 5165.45 | Deposits to General Revenue Fund.
Section 5165.46 | Administrative Adjudication.
Section 5165.47 | Claim for Medicaid Payment for Service Provided to Nursing Facility Resident.
Section 5165.49 | Post-Payment Reviews of Nursing Facility Medicaid Claims.
Section 5165.50 | Notice of Facility Closure or Withdrawal of Participation.
Section 5165.501 | Compliance With Social Security Act Required.
Section 5165.51 | Notice of Change of Operator.
Section 5165.511 | Agreements With Entering Operators Effective on Date of Change of Operator.
Section 5165.512 | Agreements With Entering Operators Effective on a Later Date.
Section 5165.513 | Entering Operator Duties Under Provider Agreement.
Section 5165.514 | Exiting Operator Deemed Operator Pending Change.
Section 5165.515 | Provider Agreement With Operator Not Complying With Prior Agreement.
Section 5165.516 | Medicaid Reimbursement Adjustments; Change of Operator.
Section 5165.517 | Determination of Change of Operator for Purposes of Licensure Not Controlling.
Section 5165.52 | Overpayment Amounts Determined Following Notice of Closure, Etc.
Section 5165.521 | Withholding Amounts Owed From Medicaid Payments to Exiting Operator.
Section 5165.522 | Cost Report by Exiting Operator; Waiver.
Section 5165.523 | Failure to File Cost Report; Payments Deemed Overpayments.
Section 5165.524 | Final Payment Withheld Pending Receipt of Cost Reports.
Section 5165.525 | Determination of Debt of Exiting Operator; Summary Report.
Section 5165.526 | Release of Amount Withheld Less Amounts Owed.
Section 5165.527 | Release of Amount Withheld on Postponement of Change of Operator.
Section 5165.528 | Disposition of Amounts Withheld From Payment Due an Exiting Operator.
Section 5165.53 | Adoption of Rules Regarding Change in Operators.
Section 5165.60 | Definitions for Sections 5165.60 to 5165.89.
Section 5165.61 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 5165.62 | Enforcement of Provisions.
Section 5165.63 | Contracts With State Agencies for Enforcement.
Section 5165.64 | Annual Standard Surveys.
Section 5165.65 | Exit Interview With Administrator.
Section 5165.66 | Citations for Failure to Comply With One or More Certification Requirements.
Section 5165.67 | Survey Results.
Section 5165.68 | Statement of Deficiencies.
Section 5165.69 | Plan of Correction.
Section 5165.70 | On-Site Monitoring.
Section 5165.71 | Deficiencies Not Substantially Corrected.
Section 5165.72 | Uncorrected Deficiencies Constituting Severity Level Four Findings.
Section 5165.75 | Imposing Remedies and Fines.
Section 5165.76 | Fine Collected if Termination Order Does Not Take Effect.
Section 5165.77 | Emergency Remedies.
Section 5165.771 | Special Focus Facility Program.
Section 5165.78 | Appointment of Temporary Resident Safety Assurance Manager.
Section 5165.79 | Terminating Provider Agreements.
Section 5165.80 | Transfer of Residents to Other Appropriate Care Settings.
Section 5165.81 | Qualifications of Temporary Manager of Nursing Facility.
Section 5165.82 | Residents to Whom Denial of Medicaid Payments Applies.
Section 5165.84 | Order Denying Payment When Deficiency Is Not Corrected Within Time Limits.
Section 5165.85 | Termination of Participation for Failure to Correct Deficiency Within Six Months.
Section 5165.86 | Delivery of Notices.
Section 5165.88 | Confidentiality.
Section 5165.89 | Hearing on Transfer or Discharge of Resident Who Medicaid or Medicare Beneficiary.