Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 208.431. Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement allowance, amount

1. For purposes of sections 208.431 to 208.437, the following terms mean:

2. Beginning July 1, 2005, each Medicaid managed care organization in this state shall, in addition to all other fees and taxes now required or paid, pay a Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement allowance for the privilege of engaging in the business of providing health benefit services in this state.

3. Each Medicaid managed care organization's reimbursement allowance shall be based on a formula set forth in rules, including emergency rules if necessary, promulgated by the department of social services. No Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement allowance shall be collected by the department of social services if the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services determines that such reimbursement allowance is not authorized under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. 1 If such determination is made by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, any Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement allowance collected prior to such determination shall be immediately returned to the Medicaid managed care organizations which have paid such allowance.