{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-205.6326","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 205.6326","heading":"Review of Medicaid reimbursement systems -- Implementation of a","body":"standardized patient assessment tool and consistent quality-of-care mandates.\nThe Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall review all medical assistance\nreimbursement systems for app ropriateness and cost -effectiveness. The review shall\ninclude:\n(1) Review of cost -based reimbursement policies for hospitals and nursing homes to\ndetermine the effectiveness and appropriateness of alternate systems. Consideration\nshall be given to the use of modified diagnostic -related groups and resource\nutilization groups systems, using capitated payment methods; and\n(2) Review of reimbursement rates for physicians to determine whether savings or cost\ncontainment would be better achieved through using a relative-based resource value\nscale system, a capitated payment method, or other alternative methods of\nreimbursement; and\n(3) For all Medicaid-covered long-term-care services, implementation of a standardized\npatient assessment tool and consistent quality-of-care mandates.","path":["KRS Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7768","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:04Z","sha256":"49a047c0064cd94e3496047edb04386a5d41f29643543b5323d72c890f2ef661","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-205.6324","next":"us-ky/krs-205.6328"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}