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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 401
(3)     The ability of providers to operate on a solvent basis in the delivery of
effective and efficient services that are in the public interest; (4)     The incentives and disincentives: (i) Incorporated in the rate setting methodologies utilized and
proposed by the Mental Hygiene Administration and the Developmental Disabilities
Administration; and (ii) In alternative methodologies; (5)     Measures of quality and how incentives to provide quality care can be
built into a rate setting methodology; (6)     The impact of consumer safety costs and whether the rates have been
adjusted to provide for consumer safety costs; and (7)     Other rate system issues determined by the Commission to be
appropriate. (b) The Commission shall: (1)     Develop methodologies for calculating rate update factors for rates
paid by the Developmental Disabilities Administration and the Mental Hygiene
Administration and recommend annual rate update factors that use the
methodologies that are developed; (2)     [Review] WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
ADMINISTRATION: (I)      REVIEW the data reported in the Developmental Disabilities
Administration annual cost reports and use the data to develop relative performance
measures of providers; AND (II)     STUDY THE VARIATION IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS AMONG
PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
AND RECOMMEND WHETHER THE RATES SHOULD INCLUDE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR
SUCH COSTS; (3)     [Work] WITH RESPECT TO THE MENTAL HYGIENE ADMINISTRATION: (I)      WORK with the Mental Hygiene Administration to expand the
use of any billing data collected by a third party administrator for the public mental
health system in order to evaluate performance; AND (II)     REVIEW THE CHANGES IN THE PAYMENTS FOR AND
UTILIZATION OF PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SHIFT TO PAYING FOR THESE SERVICES BY MEANS OF CASE RATES; and (4)     Evaluate proposed regulatory changes by the Department, the
Developmental Disabilities Administration, and the Mental Hygiene Administration
that affect the rates paid or the rate structure. - 1866 -


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