(a) The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-26B-90
emergency medical transport provider: includes both public and private providers. See Alabama Code 40-26B-90
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.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) ASSESSMENT POOL. The total assessments collected pursuant to this article as of a date determined by the Commissioner of Alabama Medicaid, which date shall be no later than the 60th day of a fiscal quarter, that have not been expended for the purposes of this article, net of the amounts specified in subdivision (c)(1) of Section 40-26B-93, plus any Medicaid federal financial participation.(2) ASSESSMENT RATE. A monetary amount per emergency medical transport applied to calculate emergency medical transport assessments pursuant to this article.(3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue of the State of Alabama.(4) EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT. The act of transporting an individual from any point of origin to the nearest medical facility capable of meeting the emergency medical needs of the patient by an ambulance licensed, operated, and equipped in accordance with applicable state or local statutes, ordinances, or regulations. “Emergency medical transports” shall not include transportation of beneficiaries by passenger cars, taxicabs, litter vans, wheelchair vans, or other forms of public or private conveyances, nor shall it include transportation by an air ambulance provider.(5) EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT ENHANCEMENT. An additional Medicaid payment to emergency medical transport providers authorized by Section 40-26B-95.(6)EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT PROVIDER. A provider of emergency medical transports licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services as a transport provider. The term “emergency medical transport provider” includes both public and private providers.(7) FISCAL QUARTER. A state fiscal quarter within a state fiscal year.(8) FISCAL YEAR. An accounting period of 12 months beginning on the first day of the first month of the state fiscal year.(9) GROSS RECEIPTS. Gross payments received as patient care revenue for emergency medical transports, determined on a cash basis of accounting.(10) MEDICAID PROGRAM. The medical assistance program as established in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and as administered in the State of Alabama by the Alabama Medicaid Agency pursuant to executive order and Title 560 of the Alabama Administrative Code.(11) TRANSPORT ENHANCEMENT RATE. An additional Medicaid payment per emergency medical transport authorized pursuant to this article.
