GA · guidance
Ga. Medicaid Part II Policies & Procedures for Hospice Services § 1005
Local Adjustment of Payment Rates
The payment rates above are adjusted for regional differences in wages, using indices published in
Appendixes A and B. To select the proper index for a hospice, determine if the hospice is in one of
the Urban Areas listed in Appendix A. If so, use the wage index for that specific urban area. If a
hospice is not located in one of the Urban Areas in Appendix A, use the wage index for rural areas of
Georgia. If the wage index is less than 0.8, use 0.8. Once the index has been determined, the
computation of the rates for a hospice can be made using the data in Appendix B.
Appendix B indicates the portion of each of the rates subject to the wage index.
For dates of service on and after April 1, 2003:
The payment rates for routine home care and continuous home care above are adjusted for regional
differences in wages, using indices published in Appendixes A and B. To select the proper index for
a member, determine if the geographic location in which the services were furnished is in one of the
Urban Areas listed in Appendix A. If so, use the wage index for that specific urban area. If the
services were not furnished in one of the Urban Areas in Appendix A, use the wage index for rural
areas of Georgia. If the wage index is less than 0.8, use 0.8. Once the index has been determined, the
computation of the rates for a hospice can be made using the data in Appendix B.
Appendix B indicates the portion of each of the rates subject to the wage index.
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- www.mmis.georgia.gov
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- 2026-10-01
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- pp-hospice-2026-10-01
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