1. (a) To qualify for a disproportionate share payment, a disproportionate share psychiatric hospital shall have 50% or more of service revenue attributable to any combination of the following sources:

   1. (1) Public funds, excluding Medicare or Medicaid;
   2. (2) Bad debts; and
   3. (3) Free care.
2. (b) Disproportionate share payments shall be made to a hospital that meets the requirements of (a) above at the rate of 100% of uncompensated care provided by the hospital during that hospital's current fiscal year.

Source. #8432, eff 11-27-05 (formerly He-W 519); EXPIRED: 11-27-13