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Nursing Facility Private Rooms Application Portal Opening January 2
Nursing Facility Private Rooms
Application Portal Opening January 2
On Tuesday, January 2 at 8:00AM, the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) will activate the portal to accept applications for private room payments for “Category 1” rooms. Applications will be received and approved in the order in which they received, until ODM reaches a number of applications estimated to expend the funding appropriated in the SFY 2024-2025 budget bill.
On December 14, ODM sent a notice to all nursing facility operators that included detailed instructions which will allow providers to prepare to submit applications to receive private room payments in CY2024. LeadingAge Ohio strongly encourages nursing facility members with Category 1 private rooms to have a plan for completing the application, including preparing all necessary documentation ahead of time, ensuring it meets the submission criteria, and designating an individual to enter and upload the information into the portal.
On LeadingAge Ohio's most recent all-member call, President & CEO, Susan Wallace, provided an in-depth overview of the anticipated private room payments coming in the new year. The portal for applications will go live at 8:00AM on Tuesday, January 2 via this website.
Last-minute questions may be sent to Susan Wallace at swallace@leadingageohio.org.