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#SPRH2334455AOrder of December 19, 2023, Setting Transitional Financing Rules for Rehabilitation Care Activities

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law establishes transitional financing rules for rehabilitation care activities within the healthcare system in France, aimed at improving the clarity and efficiency of financial resources allocation. It revises previous regulations by modifying certain articles related to the calculation of hospital stay tariffs and reimbursement rates, thereby adjusting how health insurance reimbursements are processed. The changes apply to various healthcare establishments, including civilian hospitals and military healthcare services, ensuring that all relevant parties are adequately funded during the transitional period.

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Key Changes

  • Introduction of new calculation methods for hospital stay tariffs and reimbursement rates.
  • Modification of existing articles to include additional financial provisions.
  • Clarification of funding mechanisms for both civilian and military healthcare establishments.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Healthcare establishments must apply the GMT (tarif des séjours) multiplied by geographic coefficient (CG), prudential coefficient (CP), specialization coefficient (CSP), charge relief coefficient (CAC), and salary revaluation coefficient (CS) when calculating reimbursement amounts for rehabilitation care activities

Civilian hospitals, military healthcare services, and health establishments providing rehabilitation care activities
operational
high

Health insurance funds (caisses d'assurance maladie) must calculate and pay monthly allocations equal to one-twelfth of annual dotations, with specific fractional payment schedules: 60% by the 20th of the month, 15% by the 5th of the following month, and 25% by the 15th of the following month

Health insurance funds (caisses d'assurance maladie) and military health security fund (CAISSE NATIONALE MILITAIRE DE SÉCURITÉ SOCIALE)
operational
high

Healthcare establishments must differentiate reimbursement calculations based on patient ticket modérateur exemption status and daily hospitalization fee exemption status, applying the appropriate formula for each of five patient categories outlined in Annex III

Healthcare establishments providing rehabilitation care activities
operational
high

Pharmaceutical specialties and medical devices mentioned in Article L. 162-22-7 of the Social Security Code must be valued at either purchase price plus a portion of compensable margin (when purchase price is below reference tariff) or at reference tariff (when below purchase price)

Healthcare establishments and reimbursement calculating entities
operational
medium

The provisions of Title III apply to establishments mentioned in articles a, b, and c of Article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code and military hospitals, with certain exceptions for articles 4 and 5 section III which also apply to establishments in articles d and e

All healthcare establishments subject to transitional financing rules
operational

Affected Parties

Healthcare establishments including hospitals and rehabilitation facilities.National health insurance and social security systems.

Tags

rehabilitation,health financing,France