26B-3-611. Hospital financing of the hospital share.
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For the first two full fiscal years that the assessment is in effect, the department shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-3-611- Assessment: means the Medicaid expansion hospital assessment established by this part. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
- 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.
- Hospital share: means the hospital share described in Section 26B-3-605. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State teaching hospital: means a state owned teaching hospital that is part of an institution of higher education. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
| (a) |
assess private hospitals under this part for 69% of the hospital share; |
| (b) |
require the state teaching hospital to make an intergovernmental transfer under this part for 30% of the hospital share; and |
| (c) |
require non-state government hospitals to make an intergovernmental transfer under this part for 1% of the hospital share. |
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| (2) |
| (a) |
At the beginning of the third full fiscal year that the assessment is in effect, and at the beginning of each subsequent fiscal year, the department may set a different percentage share for private hospitals, the state teaching hospital, and non-state government hospitals by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, with input from private hospitals and private teaching hospitals. |
| (b) |
If the department does not set a different percentage share under Subsection (2)(a), the percentage shares in Subsection (1) shall apply. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session
