Section 56-1601 – SHORT TITLE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
56-1601. SHORT TITLE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (1) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Intermediate Care Facility Assessment Act." (2) 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 […]
Section 56-1602 – DEFINITIONS.
56-1602. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "CMS" means the centers for medicare and medicaid services. (2) "Department" means the Idaho department of health and welfare. (3) "Fiscal year" means the time period from July 1 to June 30. (4) "Fund" means the ICF assessment fund established pursuant to section 56–1603, Idaho Code. (5) […]
Section 56-1603 – INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ASSESSMENT FUND.
56-1603. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ASSESSMENT FUND. (1) There is hereby created in the office of the state treasurer a dedicated fund to be known as the ICF assessment fund to be administered by the department. The state treasurer shall invest idle moneys in the fund, and any interest received on those investments shall be returned […]
Section 56-1604 – INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ASSESSMENTS.
56-1604. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ASSESSMENTS. (1) The ICF shall pay the ICF assessment to the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (2) The aggregated amount of assessments for all ICFs during a fiscal year shall be an amount not exceeding the maximum percentage allowed under federal law of the total aggregate net […]
Section 56-1605 – APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN.
56-1605. 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: [56-1605, added 2011, ch. 164, sec. 24, p. 481.]
Section 56-1606 – MULTIFACILITY LOCATIONS.
56-1606. MULTIFACILITY LOCATIONS. If an entity conducts, operates or maintains more than one (1) ICF licensed by the department, the entity shall pay the assessment for each ICF separately. History: [56-1606, added 2011, ch. 164, sec. 24, p. 481.]
Section 56-1607 – TERMINATION OF ICF ASSESSMENTS.
56-1607. TERMINATION OF ICF ASSESSMENTS. (1) The ICF assessment shall terminate and the department shall discontinue the imposition, assessment and collection of the ICF assessment if the plan amendment incorporating the payment in section 56-1604, Idaho Code, is not approved by CMS. In the event that CMS subsequently determines that the operation of this assessment […]
Section 56-1608 – PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ASSESSMENT.
56-1608. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ASSESSMENT. (1) If an ICF fails to pay the full amount of an ICF 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 […]
Section 56-1609 – ANNUAL INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS.
56-1609. ANNUAL INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS. (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 […]
Section 56-1610 – RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
56-1610. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. History: [56-1610, added 2011, ch. 164, sec. 24, p. 482.]