Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-3-705. Calculation of assessment

(1)(a) An annual assessment is payable on a quarterly basis for each hospital in an amount calculated at a uniform assessment rate for each hospital discharge, in accordance with this section.

(b) The uniform assessment rate shall be determined using the total number of hospital discharges for assessed hospitals divided into the total non-federal portion in an amount consistent with Section 26B-3-707 that is needed to support capitated rates for Medicaid accountable care organizations for purposes of hospital services provided to Medicaid enrollees.

(c) Any quarterly changes to the uniform assessment rate shall be applied uniformly to all assessed hospitals.

(d) The annual uniform assessment rate may not generate more than:

(2)(a) For each state fiscal year, discharges shall be determined using the data from each hospital's Medicare Cost Report contained in the CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System file. The hospital's discharge data is the hospital's cost report data for the hospital's fiscal year that ended in the state fiscal year two years prior to the assessment fiscal year.

(b) If a hospital's fiscal year Medicare Cost Report is not contained in the CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System file:

(c) If a hospital is not certified by the Medicare program and is not required to file a Medicare Cost Report:

(a) the assessment for each hospital shall be separately calculated by the department; and

(b) each separate hospital shall pay the assessment imposed by this part.

(a) the department shall calculate the assessment in the aggregate for the hospitals using the same Medicaid provider number; and

(b) the hospitals may pay the assessment in the aggregate.