TABLE 4B-1.--PROPOSED WAGE INDEX AND CAPITAL GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (GAF) FOR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS IN RURAL AREAS BY CBSA AND BY STATE??FY 2015 (Wage Index Includes Proposed Rural Floor Budget Neutrality Adjustment); BASED ON CBSA DELINEATIONS USED IN FY 2014					
CBSA CODE	Rural Area	State 	Proposed Wage Index	Proposed GAF	
01	Alabama	AL	0.6919	0.7771	
02	Alaska	AK	1.3098	1.2030	
03	Arizona	AZ	0.9102	0.9376	
04	Arkansas	AR	0.7346	0.8096	
05	California	CA	1.2862	1.1881	
06	Colorado	CO	0.9451	0.9621	
07	Connecticut	CT	1.1353	1.0908	
08	Delaware	DE	1.0421	1.0286	
10	Florida	FL	0.7977	0.8566	
11	Georgia	GA	0.7501	0.8213	
12	Hawaii	HI	0.9897	0.9929	
13	Idaho	ID	0.7579	0.8271	
14	Illinois	IL	0.8301	0.8803	
15	Indiana	IN	0.8292	0.8796	
16	Iowa	IA	0.8314	0.8812	
17	Kansas	KS	0.7786	0.8425	
18	Kentucky	KY	0.7734	0.8386	
19	Louisiana	LA	0.7718	0.8375	
20	Maine	ME	0.8577	0.9002	
21	Maryland	MD	0.8489	0.8939	
22	Massachusetts	MA	1.3369	1.2200	
23	Michigan	MI	0.8113	0.8666	
24	Minnesota	MN	0.9029	0.9324	
25	Mississippi	MS	0.7575	0.8268	
26	Missouri	MO	0.8068	0.8633	
27	Montana	MT	1.0000	1.0000	
28	Nebraska	NE	0.8860	0.9205	
29	Nevada	NV	1.1361	1.0913	
30	New Hampshire	NH	1.1063	1.0716	
31	New Jersey1	NJ	1.1189	1.0800	
32	New Mexico	NM	0.8593	0.9014	
33	New York	NY	0.8239	0.8758	
34	North Carolina	NC	0.7921	0.8525	
35	North Dakota	ND	1.0000	1.0000	
36	Ohio	OH	0.8230	0.8751	
37	Oklahoma	OK	0.7830	0.8458	
38	Oregon	OR	1.0085	1.0058	
39	Pennsylvania	PA	0.8647	0.9052	
40	Puerto Rico	PR	0.3896	0.5244	
41	Rhode Island1	RI	1.1521	1.1018	
42	South Carolina	SC	0.8287	0.8793	
43	South Dakota	SD	1.0000	1.0000	
44	Tennessee	TN	0.7384	0.8125	
45	Texas	TX	0.7982	0.8570	
46	Utah	UT	0.8740	0.9119	
47	Vermont	VT	0.9332	0.9538	
49	Virginia	VA	0.7785	0.8424	
50	Washington	WA	1.0853	1.0577	
51	West Virginia	WV	0.7419	0.8151	
52	Wisconsin	WI	0.8972	0.9284	
53	Wyoming	WY	1.0000	1.0000	
					
1 All counties in the State or Territory are classified as urban. The New Jersey floor is imputed as specified in 412.64(h)(4)(i) through (v).  The Rhode Island floor is imputed as specified in 412.64(h)(4)(vi). 					
					
					
