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SNF WQIP

    • Overview
      • The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Workforce & Quality Incentive Program (WQIP) incentivizes facilities to improve quality of care, advance equity in healthcare outcomes, and invest in workforce. SNF WQIP functions as a directed payment program for eligible network providers. SNF WQIP is authorized by Welfare & Institutions Code Section 14126.024 (added by Assembly Bill (AB)186 (Chapter 46, Statutes of 2022)) for dates of service January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2026.
    • Qualifying Facilities
      • Must be a contracted SNF Provider
      • Freestanding SNF Level-B
      • Adult Freestanding Subacute Facility Level-B
    • Ineligible Facilities
      • Freestanding Pediatric Subacute Care Facilities
      • Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DD)
      • Distinct Part SNF (Hospital-Affiliated)
      • SNFs where 100% of beds are Designated for Special Treatment Program Beds
    • SNF WQIP Eligible Bed Days (A facility’s bed days must)
      • Calendar Days in which a member received SNF Level-B Services
      • Billed under a Network Provider Agreement
    • Provider Grievance
    • For more information, please visit the DHCS SNF WQIP Website
    • LTSS Liaison