(a) As a condition for participation in the Medi-Cal program, there shall be imposed each state fiscal year upon the entire gross receipts of a designated intermediate care facility a quality assurance fee, as calculated in accordance with subdivision (b).

(b) The quality assurance fee to be paid pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1324.4 shall be an amount determined each quarter of the state fiscal year by multiplying the facility’s gross receipts in the preceding quarter by 6 percent. For reporting purposes, the quality assurance fee is considered to be on a cash basis of accounting.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1324.2

  • 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.
  • Intermediate care facility: means a health facility that provides inpatient care to ambulatory or nonambulatory patients who have recurring need for skilled nursing supervision and need supportive care, but who do not require availability of continuous skilled nursing care. See California Health and Safety Code 1250
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 230, Sec. 5. Effective August 11, 2003. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 1324.12.)

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