Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024
Section 10.37.09.02 - Special Rate Adjustment and CollectionA. The Commission shall make a special rate adjustment to the uncompensated care provision of each hospital's mark-up to pay for the financing of the reasonable costs of hospital uncompensated care. The Commission shall notify hospitals in writing of the amount due to be remitted in a given month before the first day of that month.B. On or before the first business day of each month, the Commission shall direct the General Accounting Division to arrange for the collection of the amount due to be remitted by individual hospitals. This amount shall be based on the difference between a hospital's uncompensated care provision in its mark-up and the Statewide uncompensated care average.C. The Commission shall, at the same time, notify the General Accounting Division in writing of the: (1) Hospitals due to remit for that month;(2) Amount of the remittance for that month;(3) Hospitals to receive payments from the Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund for that month;(4) Amount to be disbursed to hospitals from the Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund in that month; and(5) The appropriate banking account information from each hospital in order to debit or disburse funds electronically by wire transfer.D. All funds collected shall be transferred to the Hospital Uncompensated Care Fund.Md. Code Regs. 10.37.09.02
Regulation 02 amended as an emergency provision effective December 1, 2008 (36:2 Md. R. 97); amended permanently effective March 9, 2009 (36:5 Md. R. 423)