Arizona Laws 36-2903.08. AHCCCS uncompensated care; hospital assessments; reports
A. On or before October 1 each year, the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairpersons of the appropriations committees of the house of representatives and the senate and the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor’s office of strategic planning and budgeting on the change in uncompensated hospital costs experienced by hospitals in this state and hospital profitability during the previous fiscal year.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2903.08
- Administration: means the Arizona health care cost containment system administration. See Arizona Laws 36-2901
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- System: means the Arizona health care cost containment system established by this article. See Arizona Laws 36-2901
B. On or before August 1 each year, the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairpersons of the appropriations committees of the house of representatives and the senate and the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor’s office of strategic planning and budgeting the following:
1. The aggregate amount each hospital contributed for the hospital assessments authorized pursuant to sections 36-2901.08 and 36-2999.72 in the previous fiscal year.
2. The aggregate amount of estimated payments each hospital received from the coverage and directed payments funded by the assessment.