Section 42-9-106 - Quarterly adjustment payments(a) To preserve the quality and improve access to private hospital services, the department shall make quarterly adjustment payments as set forth in this section.(b) Each private hospital that pays assessments under this chapter and is eligible to receive medicaid payments shall be eligible to receive quarterly adjustment payments as provided in this section. The department shall distribute quarterly adjustment payments in an amount up to but not to exceed the applicable upper payment limit gap. The department shall establish a uniform methodology by which to distribute quarterly adjustment payments in compliance with applicable federal and state medicaid laws and regulations.(c) Quarterly adjustment payments shall not be used to offset any other payment by medicaid for hospital services to medicaid beneficiaries, including without limitation any fee-for-service, per diem, private hospital inpatient adjustment or cost settlement payment.(d) No private hospital shall be guaranteed, expressly or otherwise, that any quarterly adjustment payment will equal or exceed the amount of the private hospital assessments due under this chapter.(e) Monies made available by this chapter shall not be used to replace other general revenues appropriated and funded by the legislature or other revenues used to support medicaid.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 126,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by Laws 2016 , ch. 93, § 1, eff. 7/1/2016.