208.453. Hospitals to pay a federal reimbursement allowance for privilege of providing inpatient care, defined--public mental hospitals exempt--elimination of allowance for certain hospitals. - Missouri Statutes

Hospitals to pay a federal reimbursement allowance for privilege ofproviding inpatient care, defined--public mental hospitalsexempt--elimination of allowance for certain hospitals.

208.453. Every hospital as defined by section 197.020, RSMo, exceptpublic hospitals which are operated primarily for the care and treatment ofmental disorders and any hospital operated by the department of health andsenior services, shall, in addition to all other fees and taxes now requiredor paid, pay a federal reimbursement allowance for the privilege of engagingin the business of providing inpatient health care in this state. For thepurpose of this section, the phrase "engaging in the business of providinginpatient health care in this state" shall mean accepting payment forinpatient services rendered. The federal reimbursement allowance to be paidby a hospital which has an unsponsored care ratio that exceeds sixty-fivepercent or hospitals owned or operated by the board of curators, as defined inchapter 172, RSMo, may be eliminated by the director of the department ofsocial services. The unsponsored care ratio shall be calculated by thedepartment of social services.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1744 § 208.405, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1362)

Expires 9-30-11 or upon reaching the contingency contained in § 208.478, whichever first occurs.