As used in this part:

(1) “Ambulance provider” means a public or private ground-based ambulance service, other than an ambulance service based on federal property, that bills for transports and has a base of operations within this state;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-5-1502

  • Ambulance provider: means a public or private ground-based ambulance service, other than an ambulance service based on federal property, that bills for transports and has a base of operations within this state. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Assessment: means the medicaid ambulance provider assessment established by this part. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Bureau: means the bureau of TennCare. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Office of emergency medical services: means the office of emergency medical services within the department of health. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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 Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Assessment” means the medicaid ambulance provider assessment established by this part;
(3) “Bureau” means the bureau of TennCare;
(4) “Medicaid transport” means qualifying ground ambulance services approved by CMS, and consistent with services identified in 42 C.F.R. § 433.56, and paid by medicaid, as recorded by the managed care organization under contract to the bureau;
(5) “Net operating revenue” means all revenues, regardless of payer source, collected by ambulance providers for patient services excluding charity care or any other uncompensated patient services, in accordance with 42 C.F.R. § 433.68;
(6) “Office of emergency medical services” means the office of emergency medical services within the department of health; and
(7) “Taxable transports” means the total ground ambulance transports reported during the base period by a provider to the office of emergency medical services that qualify as a permissible service to impose a healthcare-related provider assessment pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 433.56.
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