Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 198.401. Nursing facility reimbursement allowance, definitions

1. Each nursing facility, except for state-owned and -operated facilities, shall, in addition to all other fees and taxes now required or paid, pay a nursing facility reimbursement allowance for the privilege of engaging in the business of providing nursing facility services, other than services in an institution for mental diseases, in this state.

2. For the purpose of this section, the phrase “engaging in the business of providing nursing facility services, other than services in an institution for mental diseases, in this state” means accepting payment for such services.

3. For the purpose of this section, the term “nursing facility” shall be defined using the definition in section 1396r, Title 42 United States Code, as amended, and as such qualifies as a class of health care providers recognized in federal Public Law 102-234 Medicaid Voluntary Contribution and Provider Specific Tax Amendment of 1991.