10A N.C. Admin. Code 22Q.0105

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 5, September 3, 2024

Section 22Q .0105 - CERTIFYING HOSPITALS' OUTPATIENT COSTS

(a) A certifying hospital's outpatient costs for uninsured patients will be determined by multiplying the hospital's outpatient cost-to-charge ratio in Rule .0104(2)(c) of this Section by the hospital's outpatient charges for uninsured patients from Rule .0104(2)(b) of this Section.

(b) From the product calculated in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the Department will then subtract payments that the hospital received from uninsured patients for outpatient services in Rule .0104(2)(b) of this Section.

(c) The Department will bring the uncompensated care cost data forward to the end of the payment period by applying the applicable Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Prospective Payment System Hospital Input Price Indices, which are incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions and available at no cost at https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/MedicareProgramRatesStats/MarketBasketData.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 22Q .0105

Authority G.S. 108A-54; 143C-9-9;
Temporary Adoption Eff. December 29, 2021;
Eff. August 1, 2022.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 37, Issue 05, September 1, 2022 effective 8/1/2022.