Authority: IC 12-15-1-10; IC 12-15-21-2; IC 16-21-10-16

Affected: IC 12-15-16-1; IC 16-21-10

Sec. 2. (a) The definition in this section applies throughout this rule.

(b) "Disproportionate share hospital" or "DSH" means the federal program in which payments are paid to qualifying hospitals that serve a significantly high number of low income and uninsured patients compared to other hospitals, as determined under IC 12-15-16-1, and have a Medicaid inpatient utilization rate, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(b)(2), of at least one percent (1%).

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 1-22-2; filed May 16, 2025, 11:09 a.m.: 20250611-IR-405240493FRA)