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Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-6-92

  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Any hospital or hospital system located in the State of Alabama that receives funds from the Medicaid Agency or from a partnership hospital program shall utilize all revenues received from either source only in connection with the provision of healthcare services. Within 30 days after the close of a hospital’s or a hospital system’s fiscal year, the hospital or hospital system shall certify in writing to the Medicaid Agency that it has complied with the requirements of this section during the past fiscal year. The certification shall be executed by the hospital’s or hospital system’s administrator or chief financial officer and may be made electronically.