Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 56 > Chapter 14 - Idaho Hospital Assessment Act

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 56-1402
• Disproportionate share hospital: means a hospital that serves a disproportionate share of medicaid low-income patients as compared to other hospitals as determined by department rule. See Idaho Code 56-1402
• 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.
• Governmental entity: means and includes the state and its political subdivisions. See Idaho Code 56-1402
• Hospital: is a s defined in section 39-1301(a), Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 56-1402
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
• Private hospital: means a hospital that is not owned by a governmental entity. See Idaho Code 56-1402
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
• Upper payment limit: means a limitation established by federal regulations, 42 C. See Idaho Code 56-1402