The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation of these rules. For the purpose of these rules, the following shall apply:
(a) "Hospital" means an "acute care hospital" as defined by 2015 Wyoming Session Laws ch. 196.
(b) "Audited" means the numbers have been verified at the hospital level prior to submission to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
(c) "Cost of charity care" means the amount a patient's care cost to the facility as opposed to what the patient was charged or billed. Costs shall be determined based on applying the cost to charge ratio as negotiated with CMS to the billed charges.
(d) "Department" means the Wyoming Department of Health.
(e) "Charity care" means "uncompensated charity care" as defined by 2015 Wyoming Session Laws ch. 196.
048-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-3
Adopted, Eff. 10/16/2015.