This rule is applicable for each program year for all medicaid-participating providers of hospital services included in the definition of "hospital" as described under section 5168.01 of the Revised Code.
The requirements of this rule apply as long as CMS determines that the assessment imposed under section 5168.06 of the Revised Code is a permissible health care related tax. Whenever the department of medicaid is informed that the assessment is an impermissible health care-related tax, the department shall promptly refund to each hospital the amount of money currently in the hospital care assurance program fund that has been paid by the hospital, plus any investment earnings on that amount.
Cost reports for hospitals involved in mergers during the program year that result in the hospitals using one provider number will be combined and annualized by the department to reflect one full year of operation.
For a hospital facility, identifiable to a unique medicaid provider number, that closes during the program year defined in paragraph (A) of rule 5160-2-08 of the Administrative Code, the cost report data used shall be adjusted to reflect the portion of the year the hospital was open during the current program year. That partial year data shall be used to determine the distribution to that closed hospital. The difference between the closed hospital's distribution based on the full year cost report and the partial year cost report shall be redistributed to the remaining hospitals in accordance with paragraph (G) of this rule.
For a hospital facility identifiable to a unique medicaid provider number that closed during the immediate prior program year, the cost report data shall be used to determine the distribution that would have been made to that closed hospital. This amount shall be redistributed to the remaining hospitals in accordance with paragraph (G) of this rule.
If a new hospital facility is opened for the purpose of replacing an existing (original) hospital facility identifiable to a unique medicaid provider number and the original facility closes during the program year defined in paragraph (A) of rule 5160-2-08 of the Administrative Code, the cost report data from the original facility shall be used to determine the distribution to the new replacement facility if the following conditions are met:
For a replacement hospital facility that opened in the immediate prior program year, the distribution for that facility will be based on the cost report data for that facility and the cost report data for the original facility, combined and annualized by the department to reflect one full year of operation.
For a change of ownership that occurs during the program year, the cost reporting data filed by the previous owner that reflects that hospital's most recent completed interim settled medicaid cost report shall be annualized to reflect one full year of operation. The data will be allocated to each owner based on the number of days in the program year the hospital was owned.
For a change of ownership that occurred in the previous program year, the cost reporting data filed by the previous owner that reflects that hospital's most recent completed interim settled medicaid cost report and the cost reporting data filed by the new owner that reflects that hospital's most recent completed interim settled medicaid cost report, will be combined and annualized by the department to reflect one full year of operation. If there is no available or valid cost report from the previous owner, the department shall annualize the cost report from the new owner to reflect one full year of operation.
The funds are distributed among the hospitals according to indigent care payment pools described in paragraphs (E)(1) to (E)(3) of this rule.
The funds are distributed among the hospitals according to rural and critical access payment pools described in paragraphs (F)(1) to (F)(2) of this rule.
If funds are available in accordance with paragraph (C) of this rule, the funds are distributed among the hospitals according to the county redistribution of closed hospitals payment pools described in paragraphs (G)(1) to (G)(3) of this rule.
For each hospital identifiable to a unique medicaid provider number that closed during the immediate prior program year, the payments that would have been made to that hospital under paragraphs (E), (F), (H), and (I) of this rule, less any amounts that would have been paid by the closed hospital under provisions of rules 5160-2-08 and 5160-2-08.1 of the Administrative Code, shall be distributed to the remaining hospitals in the county where the closed hospital was located. If another hospital does not exist in such a county, the funds shall be distributed to hospitals in bordering counties within the state.
If the closed hospital's payments under paragraphs (E), (F), (H), and (I), of this rule does not result in a net gain, nothing shall be redistributed under paragraphs (G)(2) and (G)(3) of this rule.
If the sum of a hospital's payment amounts calculated in paragraphs (E)(1), (E)(2), (E)(3), (F)(1), and (F)(2) of this rule is less than the hospital's disproportionate share limit defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule, then the hospital's redistribution of closed hospital funds amount is equal to the amount in paragraph (G)(2)(d) of this rule, not to exceed the amount defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule.
If the sum of a hospital's payment amounts calculated in paragraphs (E)(1), (E)(2), (E)(3), (F)(1), and (F)(2) of this rule is less than the hospital-specific disproportionate share limit defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule, the hospital's redistribution of closed hospital funds amount is the amount defined in paragraph (G)(3)(d) of this rule, not to exceed the amount defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule.
If the sum of the hospital's payment amounts calculated in paragraphs (E)(1), (E)(2), (E)(3), (F)(1), (F)(2), and (G) of this rule is less than the hospital's disproportionate share limit defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule, then the hospital's children's hospital pool payment amount is equal to the amount calculated in paragraph (H)(5) of this rule, not to exceed the amount defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule.
If any hospital is limited as described in paragraph (H)(5) of this rule, calculate each hospital's limited payment by subtracting the amount defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule from the amount determined in paragraph (H)(5) of this rule and sum these amounts for all limited hospital(s). Subtract the sum of the limited payments from the amount in paragraph (D)(2)(e) of this rule and repeat the distribution described in paragraph (H) of this rule until all funds for this pool are expended.
If the sum of the hospital's payment amounts calculated in paragraphs (E), (F), (G), and (H) of this rule is less than the amount of the hospital's disproportionate share limit defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule, then hospital's residual pool payment amount is equal to the amount defined in paragraph (I)(5)(d) of this rule, not to exceed the amount defined in paragraph (A)(28) of this rule.
If the final determination that the hospital must make payments was made by the court of common pleas of Franklin county, the hospital shall meet the payment schedule developed by the department after consultation with the hospital or a designated representative thereof. Delayed payment schedules for hospitals that are unable to make timely payments under this paragraph due to financial difficulties will be developed by the department.
The delayed payments shall include interest at the rate of ten per cent per year on the amount payable from the date the payment would have been due had the delay not been granted until the date of payment.
Sum of hospital care assurance program fund/{1-(federal medical assistance percentage/100)}
The payments shall be made solely from the hospital care assurance program fund and the hospital care assurance match fund. If amounts in the funds are insufficient to make the total amount of payments for which hospitals are eligible, the department shall reduce the amount of each payment by the percentage by which the amounts are insufficient. Any amounts not paid at the time they were due shall be paid to hospitals as soon as moneys are available in the funds.
Except as specifically required by the provisions of this rule and rule 5160-2-24 of the Administrative Code, information filed shall not include any patient-identifying material. Information including patient-identifying information is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and no patient-identifying material shall be released publicly by the department of medicaid or by any person under contract with the department who has access to such information.
The assessments, intergovernmental transfers and payments made under the provisions of this rule will be made in installments.
All subsequent assessments and intergovernmental transfers, when applicable, must be made on or before the fifth working day after the date on the warrant or electronic funds transfer (EFT) issued as payment by the department as described in paragraph (N)(2) of this rule.
Each hospital shall submit its assessment amount to the Ohio department of medicaid via EFT.
Ohio Admin. Code 5160-2-09
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 1/1/2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5168.02
Rule Amplifies: 5168.01, 5168.02, 5168.03, 5168.04, 5168.05, 5168.06, 5168.07, 5168.08, 5168.09, 5168.10, 5168.11, 5168.13, 5168.99, and 5168.991
Prior Effective Dates: 05/16/1994 (Emer.), 07/24/1994, 03/10/1995, 03/16/1996, 08/07/1996 (Emer.), 10/21/1996, 11/01/1997, 08/06/1998 (Emer.), 09/18/1998 (Emer.), 08/05/1999 (Emer.), 09/15/1999 (Emer.), 08/16/2000 (Emer.), 09/28/2000, 08/02/2001, 07/22/2002, 07/28/2003, 07/01/2004, 10/01/2004, 07/22/2005, 10/27/2006 (Emer.), 11/30/2006, 08/03/2008, 08/13/2009, 12/25/2010, 06/25/2015, 06/13/2016, 01/01/2017