15-60-102. (Temporary) Utilization fee for bed days in nursing facilities.
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15-60-102 . (Temporary) Utilization fee for bed days in nursing facilities.
(1)A nursing facility in the state shall pay to the department a utilization fee for each bed day in the facility in the following amounts:
(a)the amount of $2.80, which must be applied to maintain the price-based average payment rate to nursing facilities at the fiscal year 2017 base amount;
(b)the amount of $5.50 to be used to maintain the price-based average payment rate to nursing facilities at the fiscal year 2017 base amount as provided in 15-60-211 ;
(c)in fiscal year 2018, an additional amount of $3 to be used to increase the price-based average payment rate to nursing facilities above the fiscal year 2017 base as provided in 15-60-211 ; and
(d)on and after July 1, 2018, an additional amount of $7 to be used to increase the price-based average payment rate to nursing facilities above the fiscal year 2017 base as provided in 15-60-211 .
(2)The fees collected must be deposited as follows:
(a)the amounts collected as provided in subsection (1)(a), in the general fund; and
(b)the amounts collected as provided in subsections (1)(b) through (1)(d), in the account in the state special revenue fund as provided in 15-60-211 .
(3)A nursing facility may not place a fee created in this section on a patient's bill. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 18, Ch. 746, L. 1991--see chapter compiler's comment.)