Section 140.21  Reimbursement for QMB Eligible Medical Assistance Recipients and QMB Eligible Only Recipients and Individuals Who Are Entitled to Medicare Part A or Part B and Are Eligible for Some Form of Medicaid Benefits

a)         In order to be qualified to receive reimbursement for services provided to QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) eligible medical assistance recipients, QMB eligible only recipients (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 120.72), or individuals who are entitled to Medicare Part A or Part B and are eligible for some form of Medicaid benefits, providers must be enrolled in the Medical Assistance Program.  Providers must also accept assignment of Medicare benefits for QMB eligible medical assistance recipients and individuals who are entitled to Medicare Part A or Part B and are eligible for some form of Medicaid benefits, when payment for services to such persons is sought from the Department.

b)         For Medicaid covered services, the Department will reimburse qualified providers who render services to QMB eligible medical assistance recipients, QMB eligible only recipients and individuals who are entitled to Medicare Part A or Part B and are eligible for some form of Medicaid benefits in accordance with Department standards for the service(s) provided, with the following exception: for drugs and medical supplies provided by a pharmacy or Durable Medical Equipment (DME) provider, and reimbursed by Medicare, the Department's liability for deductible and coinsurance amounts shall be at the full Medicare rate.  For individuals enrolled in the SeniorCare Program, the provisions in this subsection (b) will apply to services provided on or after October 16, 2002. 

c)         For services approved by Medicare but not covered by Medicaid, the maximum allowable rate payable to qualified providers who render services to QMB eligible medical assistance recipients and recipients who are QMB eligible only is 80 percent of full Medicare rate when determining the Department's liability for deductible and coinsurance amounts.

d)         Licensed and Medicare certified nursing facilities that enroll for the sole purpose of receiving payment for services to QMB eligible only residents of the facility, then disenroll, are not subject to the provisions found in Section 140.506 governing voluntary withdrawal from the Medical Assistance Program.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 4364, effective February 24, 2003)