Moratorium Exceptions Process Deadline Approaching

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Jeff Bostic

While we advocate for a legislative appropriation to support the moratorium exceptions program in the current special session, we want to remind members that there is currently a round open with close to a million in Medicaid funding available.

The application materials for the current round of the nursing facility moratorium exceptions process are available on the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) website. Care centers interested in applying will need to complete all of the required application materials and return them to MDH by June 25.

This year MDH has a new process for submitting these applications. Nothing will be submitted on paper or by fax; all application components will be uploaded to the Department. Members looking to apply should email health.nhm@state.mn.us for upload instructions.

Following a presentation to a review committee later this year, MDH will have a list of approved projects by Sept. 3. Under the nursing facility property rate system, a moratorium exception approval allows the provider to have their entire property rate calculated based on a rental value formula adopted by the 2019 Legislature. That formula is more straightforward and tends to produce a better payback than the old system, so each moratorium exceptions round available will likely be very competitive as the round in 2019 was.