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new text begin A nursing facility new to the medical assistance program must, upon completion of construction of the nursing facility, have the building and fixed equipment appraised by a property appraisal firm selected by the commissioner or, if not newly constructed, upon entering the medical assistance program. The commissioner shall schedule an appraisal within 90 days of notification from the facility that the facility has become Medicaid certified. The commissioner shall apply the property payment rate determined after the initial appraisal retroactively to the Medicaid certification date. new text end