208.459. Director of department of social services to determine amount of allowance--notification of amount due when--payment may be made in increments--offset by Medicaid payments due hospital on req - Missouri Statutes

Director of department of social services to determine amount ofallowance--notification of amount due when--payment may be made inincrements--offset by Medicaid payments due hospital on request.

208.459. 1. The director of the department of social services shallmake a determination as to the amount of federal reimbursement allowance duefrom the various hospitals.

2. The director of the department of social services shall notify eachhospital of the annual amount of its federal reimbursement allowance. Suchamount may be paid in increments over the balance of the assessment period.

3. The department of social services is authorized to offset the federalreimbursement allowance owed by a hospital against any Missouri Medicaidpayment due that hospital, if the hospital requests such an offset. Theamounts to be offset shall result, so far as practicable, in withholding fromthe hospital an amount substantially equivalent to the assessment to be duefrom the hospital. The office of administration and state treasurer areauthorized to make any fund transfers necessary to execute the offset.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1744 § 208.420, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1362)

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