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Workers' Compensation Medical Cost Containment: Updated National Inventory

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Table 5  Hospital Inpatient Fee Regulations as of January 1, 2008

When in-patient hospital charges are subject to a fee schedule for workers' compensation, these fees usually cover daily room and board (per diem) plus diagnostic or laboratory services. This table covers which state agency promulgates the fee schedule; the form of hospital inpatient regulation used; how the schedules are applied and if non emergency care requires pre-authorization by the payer.
State Agency Responsible for Hospital Inpatient Regulation Hospital Inpatient Administrative Rule Number Date Last Updated Form of Hospital Inpatient Fee Regulation How Schedules Are Applied  
Per Case (DRG or Other) Per Procedure Per Diem (or by Service) Cost-Based Discounted Charges Other All Hospitals Have the Same Allowable Fees Hospitals Have Differing Allowable Fees Based on Location Hospitals Have Differing Allowable Fees Based on Size Hospitals Have Differing Allowable Fees Based on Negotiations Hospitals Have Differing Allowable Fees Based on Committee or Agency Decision Other Pre-Authorization Required for Non-Emergency Inpatient Care
Sample State 1 No Hospital Inpatient Regulation
Sample State 2 The Department of Labor and Industry XXXX  Stat. 176.X36; XXXX Rule 5221.05X         x       x       No
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