April 10, 2020
Time-limited Rate Increase
In our steadfast commitment to you, our providers, Partners has established our Service Stability Program to help alleviate the social and economic impacts of COVID-19. Partners will continue to assess every opportunity to support you during this crisis to maintain the highest quality network and ensure that services and supports remain available to members in need. We value the partnership we have with our provider network and the opportunity to work with you to create the greatest shared flexibility and opportunity for rapid, individualized, responses to this crisis.
As part of the Partners Service Stability Program, we are implementing a time-limited rate increase for the following services as outlined below. The temporary increase will be retroactive to April 1, 2020. Providers who would like to take advantage of the retroactive rate will need to submit a replacement claim for any claims previously submitted after the April 1, 2020 effective date.
| Service Code | Description | Rate Increase | Effective Period |
| 0100 | ICF-IDD (this does not include hospitals or State Operated Facilities | 10% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
| S5145 HA IAFT | Therapeutic Foster Care – Intensive Alternative Family Treatment (IAFT) | 20% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
| S5145 | Level II Family Type – Therapeutic Foster Care | 20% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
| S5145-TF | Level II Family Type – Therapeutic Foster Care – Trauma Focused | 20% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
| H2020 | Level II Program Type | 20% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
| H0019-HQ | Residential Level III, 4 beds or less | 20% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
| H0019-TJ | Residential Level III, 5 beds or less | 20% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
| H0019-UR | Residential Level IV, 5 beds or less | 20% | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020 |
Partners will continue to identify innovative ways to collaborate with our providers to meet the needs of our members during this time. Please visit our Providers COVID-19 webpage for the latest information about Partners Service Stability Program and additional resources available to providers in our network.