Sec. 10. This section:

(1) is effective upon implementation of the fee; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-21-10-10

  • fee: refers to the hospital assessment fee authorized by this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-21-10-2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • hospital: means either of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-21-10-4

  • office: refers to the office of Medicaid policy and planning established by Indiana Code 16-21-10-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) does not apply to funds under IC 12-16-17.

Notwithstanding any other law, the part of the amounts appropriated for or transferred to the hospital care for the indigent program for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and each state fiscal year thereafter that are not required to be paid to the office by law shall be used exclusively as state share dollars for the payments described in sections 8(a) and 11 of this chapter. Any hospital care for the indigent funds that are not required for the payments described in sections 8(a) and 11 of this chapter after the cessation of the collection of the fee under section 6(b) of this chapter shall be used for the state share dollars of the payments in IC 12-15-20-2(8)(G)(ii) through IC 12-15-20-2(8)(G)(x).

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.214.