Section 84-A:1 - Definitions In this chapter:
I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue administration.III. "Hospital" means general hospitals required to be licensed under RSA 151 that provide inpatient and outpatient hospital services, but not including government facilities.III-a. "Inpatient hospital services" means those services that are classified as inpatient hospital services for purposes of section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act, and are defined in 42 C.F.R. section 440.10, regardless of the patient receiving the service or the payor for that service.IV. "Medicaid enhancement tax" means the tax imposed upon net patient services revenue pursuant to this chapter.IV-a. "Net patient services revenue" means the gross charges of the hospital for inpatient and outpatient hospital services less any deducted amounts for bad debts, charity care, and payor discounts. "Net patient services revenue" shall include revenues received from the state's uncompensated care account and revenues received from all payers of inpatient and outpatient hospital services. IV-b. "Outpatient hospital services" means those services that are classified as outpatient hospital services for purposes of section 1903(w) of the Social Security Act, and are defined in 42 C.F.R. section 440.20, regardless of the patient receiving the service or the payor for that service.V. "Taxable period" means a 12-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30.VI. "Uncompensated care and Medicaid fund" means the fund established in RSA 167:64 to reimburse hospitals for costs associated with uncompensated care and shortfalls in publicly funded programs.Amended by 2014, 158:1, eff. 7/1/2014 and applies to taxable period ending 6/30/2014 and to every taxable period thereafter.Amended by 2014, 158:11, eff. 6/30/2014 and applies to taxable periods beginning on or after 1/1/2013.Amended by 2014, 158:4, eff. 6/30/2014 and applies to taxable periods beginning on or after 1/1/2013.Amended by 2014, 158:3, eff. 6/30/2014 and applies to taxable periods beginning on or after 1/1/2013.Amended by 2014, 158:2, eff. 6/30/2014 and applies to taxable periods beginning on or after 1/1/2013.Amended by 2011, 224:39, eff. 7/1/2011.Amended by 2011, 224:38, eff. 7/1/2011.1991, 299:2. 1993, 4:4. 2004, 260:3, 4, 10. 2011, 224:38, 39, eff. July 1, 2011. 2014, 158:1, eff. July 1, 2014; 158:2-4, 11, eff. June 30, 2014.