new text begin Determination of interim payment rates. new text end

new text begin (a) The nursing facility shall submit an interim cost report in a format similar to the Minnesota Statistical and Cost Report and other supporting information as required by this chapter for the reporting year in which the nursing facility plans to begin operation at least 60 days before the first day a resident is admitted to the newly constructed nursing facility bed. The interim cost report must include the nursing facility's anticipated interim costs and anticipated interim resident days for each resident class in the interim cost report. The anticipated interim resident days for each resident class is multiplied by the weight for that resident class to determine the anticipated interim standardized days as defined in section 256R.02, subdivision 50, and resident days as defined in section 256R.02, subdivision 45, for the reporting period. new text end

new text begin (b) The interim payment rates are determined according to sections 256R.21 to 256R.25, except that: new text end

new text begin (1) the anticipated interim costs and anticipated interim resident days reported on the interim cost report and the anticipated interim standardized days as defined by section 256R.02, subdivision 50, must be used for the interim; new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner shall use anticipated interim costs and anticipated interim standardized days in determining the allowable historical direct care cost per standardized day as determined under section 256R.23, subdivision 2; new text end

new text begin (3) the commissioner shall use anticipated interim costs and anticipated interim resident days in determining the allowable historical other care-related cost per resident day as determined under section 256R.23, subdivision 3; new text end

new text begin (4) the commissioner shall use anticipated interim costs and anticipated interim resident days to determine the allowable historical external fixed costs per day under section 256R.25, paragraphs (b) to (k); new text end

new text begin (5) the total care-related payment rate limits established in section 256R.23, subdivision 5, and in effect at the beginning of the interim period must be increased by ten percent; and new text end

new text begin (6) the other operating payment rate as determined under section 256R.24 in effect for the rate year must be used for the other operating cost per day. new text end