For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

1. (a)

   1. (1) "Department" means the Department of Health Care Finance.
   2. (2) "Hospital" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 44-501(a)(1), but excludes any hospital operated by the federal government.
   3. (3) "Hospital system" means any group of hospitals licensed separately, but operated, owned, or maintained by a common entity.
   4. (4) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance programs authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, approved July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 343; 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.), and by § 1-307.02, and administered by the Department.

   5. (5)

      1. (A) "Outpatient gross patient revenue" means the amount that is reported in column 2 of line 28 of Worksheet G-2 of the hospital's most recently available Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost Report ("Form CMS 2552-10").
      2. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, for a hospital that has not yet filed its first Form CMS-2552-10, the term "outpatient gross patient revenue" shall mean a dollar value determined by the Department based on projected utilization volume and projected utilization migration from other area hospitals that approximates the hospital's expected outpatient gross patient revenue.

For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 5062 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017, effective July 20, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104; 64 DCR 7032).

For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 5062 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017, effective October 24, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167; 64 DCR 10802).

History

Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 5062

Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 5032(a)

Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 5082(a)

Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 5002(a)

Sept. 18, 2024, D.C. Law 25-217, § 5042(a)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 5062 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017, effective July 20, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104; 64 DCR 7032).

For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 5062 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017, effective October 24, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167; 64 DCR 10802).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5032(a) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5032(a) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5082(a) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5082(a) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5042(a) of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-506, July 15, 2024, 71 DCR 8406).