Section 56-1508 – TERMINATION OF ASSESSMENT.
56-1508. TERMINATION OF ASSESSMENT. (1) The nursing facility assessment shall terminate and the department shall discontinue the imposition, assessment and collection of the nursing facility assessment if the plan amendment incorporating the payment in section 56-1504(3)(a) through (c), Idaho Code, is not approved by CMS. The payment calculations in section 56-1504(3)(b) and (c), Idaho Code, […]
Section 56-1509 – PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY ASSESSMENT.
56-1509. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY ASSESSMENT. (1) If a nursing facility fails to pay the full amount of a nursing facility assessment when due, there shall be added to the assessment, unless waived by the department for reasonable cause, a penalty equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the assessment that was […]
Section 56-1510 – RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
56-1510. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. History: [56-1510, added 2009, ch. 221, sec. 1, p. 690.]
Section 56-1511 – ANNUAL NURSING FACILITY ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS.
56-1511. ANNUAL NURSING FACILITY ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS. (1) All nursing facilities, with the exception of the state and county-owned facilities not included in subsection (2) of this section, shall be eligible for annual nursing facility adjustments. (2) The Idaho state veterans nursing homes shall be eligible to participate in the program and shall be eligible for […]
Section 56-1501 – SHORT TITLE.
56-1501. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Skilled Nursing Facility Assessment Act." History: [56-1501, added 2009, ch. 221, sec. 1, p. 687.]
Section 56-1502 – LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
56-1502. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature to encourage the maximization of financial resources eligible and available for medicaid services by establishing a fund within the Idaho department of health and welfare to receive nursing facility assessments to use in securing federal matching funds under federally prescribed programs available through the state […]
Section 56-1503 – DEFINITIONS.
56-1503. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "CMS" means the centers for medicare and medicaid. (2) "Department" means the department of health and welfare. (3) "Fiscal year" means the time period from July 1 to June 30. (4) "Fund" means the nursing facility assessment fund established pursuant to section 56-1504, Idaho Code. (5) "Net […]
Section 56-1504 – NURSING FACILITY ASSESSMENT FUND.
56-1504. NURSING FACILITY ASSESSMENT FUND. (1) There is hereby created in the office of the state treasurer a dedicated fund to be known as the nursing facility assessment fund, hereinafter the "fund," to be administered by the department. The state treasurer shall invest idle moneys in the fund and any interest received on those investments […]
Section 56-1505 – NURSING FACILITY ASSESSMENTS.
56-1505. NURSING FACILITY ASSESSMENTS. (1) Nursing facilities shall pay the nursing facility assessment to the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of state and county-owned facilities, which are not required to contribute. (2) The aggregated amount of assessments for all nursing facilities, during a fiscal year, shall be an […]
Section 56-1506 – APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN.
56-1506. APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN. The department shall seek necessary federal approval in the form of the state plan amendments in order to implement the provisions of this chapter. History: [56-1506, added 2009, ch. 221, sec. 1, p. 689.]