Section 42-11-105 – Penalties for Failure to Pay Assessment.
42-11-105. Penalties for failure to pay assessment. (a) If a private ground ambulance service provider fails to pay an assessment due under this chapter, there shall be added to the assessment a penalty equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the assessment that was not paid when due. The penalty under this section […]
Section 42-11-106 – Payments to Private Ground Ambulance Service Providers.
42-11-106. Payments to private ground ambulance service providers. (a) Subject to W.S. 42-11-107, the initiation of assessments under W.S. 42-11-104(c) and the federal approval authorized in W.S. 42-11-108, the department shall make quarterly adjustment payments to or implement rate enhancements for private ground ambulance service providers as set forth in this section. (b) Each private […]
Section 42-11-107 – Discontinuation of the Assessment and Payments.
42-11-107. Discontinuation of the assessment and payments. (a) The assessments imposed by this chapter shall be discontinued or not allowed if: (i) The state plan amendment or other agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reflecting the payments authorized by this chapter is not approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. […]
Section 42-11-108 – Approval of State Plan; Rulemaking.
42-11-108. Approval of state plan; rulemaking. (a) The department shall seek necessary federal approval in the form of state plan amendments or otherwise in order to implement the provisions of this chapter. The department shall be deemed to satisfy this requirement by seeking approval for the operation of an upper payment limit program that provides […]
Section 42-11-109 – Multiple Ambulance Services.
42-11-109. Multiple ambulance services. If a person conducts, operates or maintains more than one (1) private ground ambulance service provider licensed by the department, the person shall pay the assessment for each private ground ambulance service provider separately.
Section 42-11-104 – Assessments.
42-11-104. Assessments. (a) Each private ground ambulance service provider shall pay a private ground ambulance service provider assessment to the department in accordance with this section. (b) The assessment due under this section shall be imposed each fiscal year in an amount calculated as a uniform percentage of each private ground ambulance service provider’s net […]
Section 42-11-102 – Definitions.
42-11-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) “Account” means the private ground ambulance service provider assessment account created by W.S. 42-11-103; (ii) “Ambulance” has the same meaning as defined in W.S. 33-36-102(a)(i)(A) and (B); (iii) “Department” means the department of health; (iv) “Fiscal year” means the twelve (12) month period beginning October 1 […]
Section 42-11-103 – Private Ground Ambulance Service Provider Assessment Account.
42-11-103. Private ground ambulance service provider assessment account. (a) The private ground ambulance service provider assessment account is created. (b) The state treasurer shall invest amounts deposited in the account in accordance with law and all investment earnings shall be credited back to the account. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the department […]
Section 42-10-106 – Report.
42-10-106. Report. Not later than November 30 of 2017, 2018 and 2020 the department shall report to the governor and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on the effectiveness of the eligibility verification system and the number of cases referred under W.S. 42-10-105 including information on the outcome of the cases, if […]
Section 42-10-107 – Rulemaking Authority.
42-10-107. Rulemaking authority. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this chapter.