TITLE V--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A
Subtitle B--Other Provisions
SEC. 511. PAYMENT FOR COVERED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVICES.
(a) ADJUSTMENT TO RUGS FOR AIDS RESIDENTS-
Paragraph (12) of section 1888(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)) is amended to read as
follows:
`(12) ADJUSTMENT FOR RESIDENTS WITH AIDS-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of a
resident of a skilled nursing facility who is afflicted with acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the per diem amount of payment
otherwise applicable (determined without regard to any increase under
section 101 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget
Refinement Act of 1999, or under section 314(a) of Medicare, Medicaid, and
SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000), shall be increased
by 128 percent to reflect increased costs associated with such
residents.
`(B) SUNSET- Subparagraph (A) shall not apply on and after such date
as the Secretary certifies that there is an appropriate adjustment in the
case mix under paragraph (4)(G)(i) to compensate for the increased costs
associated with residents described in such subparagraph.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by paragraph
(1) shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 2004.
