Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 56 > Chapter 15 - Idaho Skilled Nursing Facility Assessment Act

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• CMS: means the centers for medicare and medicaid. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• Department: means the department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• 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.
• Fiscal year: means the time period from July 1 to June 30. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• Fund: means the nursing facility assessment fund established pursuant to section 56-1504, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• Net patient service revenue: means gross revenue from services provided to nursing facility patients, less reductions from gross revenue resulting from an inability to collect payment of charges. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• Nursing facility: means a nursing facility as defined in section 39-1301, Idaho Code, and licensed pursuant to chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• Resident day: means a calendar day of care provided to a nursing facility resident, including the day of admission and excluding the day of discharge, provided that one (1) resident day shall be deemed to exist when admission and discharge occur on the same day. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• 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 the limitation established by federal regulations, 42 C. See Idaho Code 56-1503
• Value-based purchasing payments: means supplemental payments effective in state fiscal year 2021 made to providers for reaching department-selected quality indicators. See Idaho Code 56-1503