Section 42-9-103 – Private Hospital Assessment Account.
42-9-103. Private hospital assessment account. (a) The private hospital assessment account is created. (b) The state treasurer shall invest amounts deposited within 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 for the purposes specified in this […]
Section 42-9-104 – Assessments.
42-9-104. Assessments. (a) Each private hospital shall pay a private hospital assessment to the department in accordance with this section. Hospitals owned or operated by the state or any city, town, county, special district or other political subdivision of the state or local government shall not be required to pay the assessment required by this […]
Section 42-9-105 – Penalties for Failure to Pay Assessment.
42-9-105. Penalties for failure to pay assessment. (a) If a private hospital 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 may be waived […]
Section 42-8-109 – Discontinuation of the Assessment and Quarterly Adjustment Payments.
42-8-109. Discontinuation of the assessment and quarterly adjustment payments. (a) The assessment imposed by this article shall be discontinued if: (i) The state plan amendment reflecting the quarterly nursing care facility adjustment payments under W.S. 42-8-108 is not approved by the federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services. The department may modify the rate adjustment […]
Section 42-9-101 – Short Title.
42-9-101. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Wyoming Private Hospital Assessment Act.”
Section 42-9-102 – Definitions.
42-9-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) “Account” means the private hospital assessment account created by W.S. 42-9-103; (ii) “Department” means the department of health; (iii) “Fiscal year” means the twelve (12) month period beginning October 1 and ending September 30; (iv) “Medicaid” means the medical assistance program established by title XIX of […]
Section 42-8-105 – Approval of State Plan.
42-8-105. Approval of state plan. (a) The department shall seek necessary federal approval in the form of state plan amendments in order to implement the provisions of this article. (b) The department shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article or obtain approval of the state plan amendments.
Section 42-8-106 – Multiple Facilities.
42-8-106. Multiple facilities. If a person conducts, operates or maintains more than one (1) nursing care facility licensed by the department, the person shall pay the assessment for each nursing care facility separately.
Section 42-8-107 – Penalties for Failure to Pay Assessment.
42-8-107. Penalties for failure to pay assessment. (a) If a nursing care facility fails to pay an assessment when due under this article, 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 may […]
Section 42-8-108 – Quarterly Adjustment Payments.
42-8-108. Quarterly adjustment payments. (a) Each nursing facility is eligible for quarterly adjustments as provided in this section. (b) The department shall determine the number of days that nursing care facility services were paid for by the Wyoming medical assistance program for the applicable annual cost report. That number of days shall be utilized by […]