5111.19 Reimbursement of graduate medical education costs.

5111.19 Reimbursement of graduate medical education costs.

The director of job and family services shall adopt rules governing the calculation and payment of graduate medical education costs associated with services rendered to medicaid recipients after June 30, 1994. Subject to section 5111.191 of the Revised Code, the rules shall provide for reimbursement of graduate medical education costs associated with services rendered to medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization under contract with the department under section 5111.17 of the Revised Code, that the department determines are allowable and reasonable.

If the department requires a managed care organization to pay a provider for graduate medical education costs associated with the delivery of services to medicaid recipients enrolled in the organization, the department shall include in its payment to the organization an amount sufficient for the organization to pay such costs. If the department does not include in its payments to the managed care organization amounts for graduate medical education costs of providers, all of the following apply:

(A) Except as provided in section 5111.191 of the Revised Code, the department shall pay the provider for graduate medical education costs associated with the delivery of services to medicaid recipients enrolled in the organization;

(B) No provider shall seek reimbursement from the organization for such costs;

(C) The organization is not required to pay providers for such costs.

Effective Date: 07-01-2000; 06-30-2005