Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 15 > Chapter 20.7 - Payment Schedule

• 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.
• Medicaid inpatient payments for safety-net hospitals: means the payments provided for in the Medicaid state plan for inpatient services provided by hospitals that satisfy the definition of a safety-net hospital under the Medicaid state plan; and

  Indiana Code 12-15-20.7-1

• Medicaid outpatient payments for safety-net hospitals: means the payments provided for in the Medicaid state plan for outpatient services provided by hospitals that satisfy the definition of a safety-net hospital under the Medicaid state plan. See Indiana Code 12-15-20.7-1
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5