Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Chapter 111-3 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Subject 111-3-10 - HOSPITAL MEDICAID FINANCING PROGRAM
Rule 111-3-10-.01 - Definitions
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
As used in this Chapter 111-3-10:
(1) "Advisory Committee" means the Georgia Hospital Medicaid Financial Program Advisory Committee created by Executive Order executed by the Governor on March 5, 2013.
(2) "Board" means the Board of Community Health, the body created under O.C.G.A. § 31-2-3, appointed by the Governor, that establishes the general policy to be followed by the Department of Community Health.
(3) "Department" means the Department of Community Health established under O.C.G.A. § 31-2-1.
(4) "Hospital" means an institution license pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 31, which is Primarily engaged in providing to inpatients, by or under the supervision of physicians, diagnostic services and therapeutic services for medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons. Such term includes public, private, rehabilitative, geriatric, osteopathic, and other specialty hospitals but shall not include psychiatric hospitals, which shall have the same meaning as facilities as defined in paragraph (7) of O.C.G.A. § 37-3-1, critical assess hospitals as defined in paragraph (3) of O.C.G.A. § 33-21A-2, or any state owned or state operated hospitals.
(5) "Long Term Acute Care Hospital" means a hospital defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act that is enrolled in the Medicaid program as of the effective date of Article 6C of Chapter 8 of Title 31.
(6) "Non-Governmental Hospital" means a subclass of Hospitals, authorized to be defined by the Board pursuant to paragraph (a) of O.C.G.A. § 31-8-179.2, that shall not include public, Long Term Acute Care, children's, rehabilitative, geriatric, osteopathic, and other specialty hospitals, psychiatric hospitals which shall have the same meaning as facilities as defined in paragraph (7) of O.C.G.A. § 37-3-1, critical assess hospitals as defined in paragraph (3) of O.C.G.A. § 33-21A-2, or any state owned or state operated hospitals.
(7) "Provider Payment" means a payment assessed by the Department pursuant to this chapter for the privilege of operating a Non-Governmental Hospital.
(8) "Segregated Account" means an account for the dedication and deposit of Provider Payments which is established within the Trust Fund.
(9) "State Plan Amendment" means all documentation submitted by the Commissioner, on behalf of the Department, to and for approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act of 1935, as amended.
(10) "Trust Fund" means the Indigent Care Trust Fund created by Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 31.
(11) "Waiver" means a waiver of the requirements for permissible health care related taxes, as provided for in 42 C.F.R § 433.68.
Act I of the 2013 Session of the Georgia General Assembly.
