DAR File No. 37577

Health, Health Care Financing, Coverage and Reimbursement Policy

Rule R414-506

Hospital Provider Assessments

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 37577
Filed: 05/01/2013 03:25:05 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this change is to implement the Hospital Provider Assessment Act in accordance with S.B. 166 of the 2013 General Session of the Utah Legislature and to update the rule to allow new providers.

Summary of the rule or change:

This amendment corrects both a citation and a section number in the rule.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 26-18-3

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

The Department does not anticipate any impact to the General Fund because this change only implements a change to a citation.

local governments:

There is no impact to local governments because this change only implements a change to a citation.

small businesses:

There is no impact to small businesses because this change only implements a change to a citation.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There is no impact because this change only implements a change to a citation.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs because this change only implements a change to a citation.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

This should have no impact on business as it is a technical amendment correcting the statutory citation.

David Patton, PhD, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Health
Health Care Financing, Coverage and Reimbursement Policy
CANNON HEALTH BLDG
288 N 1460 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3231

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Craig Devashrayee at the above address, by phone at 801-538-6641, by FAX at 801-538-6099, or by Internet E-mail at cdevashrayee@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

06/14/2013

This rule may become effective on:

07/01/2013

Authorized by:

David Patton, Executive Director

R414. Health, Health Care Financing, Coverage and Reimbursement Policy.

R414-506. Hospital Provider Assessments.

R414-50[4]6-2. Definitions.

The definitions in Section 26-36a-103 apply to this rule.

 

R414-506-3. Audit of Hospitals.

(1) For hospitals that do not file a Medicare cost report for the time frames outlined in S[ubs]ection 26-36a-203[(3) and (4)], the Department of Health shall audit the hospital's records to determine the correct discharges for the assessment.

(2) Hospitals subject to the assessment shall make their records available for reasonable inspection upon written request from the Department. Failure to make the records available shall be considered non-compliance and subject the hospital to penalties set forth in Section R414-506-5.

 

KEY: Medicaid

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [July 1, 2012]2013

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26-1-5; 26-18-3; 26-36a