(1) All ICFs shall be eligible for annual ICF adjustments.
(2)  For the purpose of this section, "medicaid days" are days of ICF services paid for by the Idaho medical assistance program for the applicable state fiscal year.
(a)  For state fiscal year 2011, medicaid days for each provider’s cost report ending in calendar year 2009 shall be utilized to determine the ICF adjustment payment.
(b)  For state fiscal year 2012, medicaid days for each provider’s cost report ending in calendar year 2010 shall be utilized to determine the ICF adjustment payment.
(c)  Adjustment payments for a new provider, not new ownership, without a full year cost report shall be determined using medicaid patient day information from the full calendar quarter of business prior to the rate adjustment quarter.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 56-1609

  • Department: means the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 56-1602
  • Fiscal year: means the time period from July 1 to June 30. See Idaho Code 56-1602
  • 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.
  • ICF: means an intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities as defined in section 39-1301, Idaho Code, and licensed pursuant to chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 56-1602
  • 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
  • Upper payment limit: means the limitation established in 42 C. See Idaho Code 56-1602
(3)  Adjustment payments shall be paid on an annual basis to reimburse covered medicaid expenditures in the aggregate within the upper payment limit.
(4)  If a provider does not pay its annual assessment within thirty (30) days after receipt of the department invoice, no further rate adjustment payments shall be made to the provider until receipt of all assessments in arrears. If a provider pays its annual assessment more than sixty (60) days after receiving the department invoice, the subsequent adjustment payment shall be reduced twenty percent (20%).