Section 148.454  Magnet Hospital Payments

a)         Qualifying criteria.  With the exception of a large public hospital, a general acute care hospital or a freestanding children's hospital qualifies for Magnet Hospital payment if it meets both of the following criteria:

1)         Was, as of February 1, 2008, designated as a "magnet hospital" by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center.

2)         A case mix index that is equal to or greater than the 75^th percentile for all hospitals.

b)         Payment.  A qualifying hospital shall receive an annual payment that is the product of the hospital's Medicaid inpatient days, eligibility growth factor, and: 

1)         $450, for a hospital that has a case mix index equal to or greater than the 75^th percentile of all hospitals and an eligibility growth factor that is greater than the mean eligibility growth factor for counties in which the hospital is located.

2)         $225, for a hospital that has an eligibility growth factor that is less than or equal to the mean eligibility growth factor for counties in which the hospital is located.

(Source:  Added by peremptory rulemaking at 33 Ill. Reg. 1538, effective December 30, 2008)