As used in this chapter:
(1)  "Department" means the department of health and welfare.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 56-1402

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 56-1402
  • Governmental entity: means and includes the state and its political subdivisions. See Idaho Code 56-1402
  • Hospital: is a s defined in section 39-1301(a), Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 56-1402
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(2)  "Disproportionate share hospital" means a hospital that serves a disproportionate share of medicaid low-income patients as compared to other hospitals as determined by department rule.
(3)  "Governmental entity" means and includes the state and its political subdivisions.
(4)  "Hospital" is as defined in section 39-1301(a), Idaho Code.
(5)  "Political subdivision" means a county, city, municipal corporation or hospital taxing district and, as used in this chapter, shall include state licensed hospitals established by counties pursuant to chapter 36, title 31, Idaho Code, or jointly by cities and counties pursuant to chapter 37, title 31, Idaho Code.
(6)  "Private hospital" means a hospital that is not owned by a governmental entity.
(7)  "Upper payment limit" means a limitation established by federal regulations, 42 C.F.R. § 447.272 and 42 C.F.R. § 447.321, that disallows federal matching funds when state medicaid agencies pay certain classes of hospitals an aggregate amount for inpatient and outpatient hospital services that would exceed the amount that would be paid for the same services furnished by that class of hospitals under medicare payment principles.