Maryland Health - General Section 13-809

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

// SPECIAL NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SECTION WAS CHANGED BY CHAPTER 401 OF 2005 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 //

      On or before October 1 of each year, the Commission shall issue a report to the Governor, the Secretary, and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly that:

            (1)      Describes its findings regarding:

                  (i)      The relationship of changes in wages paid by providers to changes in rates paid by the Department;

                  (ii)      The financial condition of providers and the ability of providers to operate on a solvent basis in the delivery of effective and efficient services that are in the public interest;

                  (iii)      The incentives and disincentives incorporated in the rate setting methodologies utilized and proposed by the Mental Hygiene Administration and the Developmental Disabilities Administration and how the methodologies might be improved;

                  (iv)      How incentives to provide quality of care can be built into a rate setting methodology; and

                  (v)      The recommended methodologies for the calculation of rate update factors and the rate update factors recommended for the next succeeding fiscal year.

            (2)      Recommends the need for any formal executive, judicial, or legislative action;

            (3)      Describes issues in need of future study by the Commission; and

            (4)      Discusses any other matter that relates to the purposes of the Commission under this subtitle.