Authority: IC 12-15-21-1; IC 12-15-21-3

Affected: IC 12-15-6

Sec. 2. (a) For purposes of determining the proportional distribution to be made from the disproportionate share pool for basic disproportionate share payments to hospital providers eligible under section 1(a) of this rule, the provider's utilization and revenue data shall be for the same cost reporting period as in section 1(a) of this rule.

(b) Basic disproportionate share distributions from the disproportionate share pool to hospital providers eligible under section 1(b) of this rule shall be based on the hospital's costs during the fiscal year for services furnished to individuals who are either of the following:

1. (1) Eligible for Medicaid under the state plan.
2. (2) Have no health insurance or other source of third party coverage for services provided during the fiscal year and whose personal resources are inadequate to cover the cost of the services furnished. For purposes of this subdivision, payments made to a hospital for services provided to indigent patients made by the state or a unit of local government within the state shall not be considered a source of third party payment.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 1-13-2; filed Jan 27, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 1090; filed May 25, 1995, 3:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2409; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR- 405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Aug 1, 2016, 3:44 p.m.: 20160831-IR-405150418FRA; readopted filed Jul 28, 2022, 2:21 p.m.: 20220824-IR-405220205RFA; readopted filed May 30, 2023, 11:54 a.m.: 20230628-IR-405230292RFA)