Montana Code 15-67-102. Utilization fee for resident bed days
15-67-102. (Temporary) Utilization fee for resident bed days. (1) Each calendar quarter, an intermediate care facility shall pay to the department a utilization fee for each resident bed day calculated as provided in subsection (2).
Terms Used In Montana Code 15-67-102
- Calendar quarter: means the period of 3 consecutive months ending March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31. See Montana Code 15-67-101
- Department: means the department of revenue established in 2-15-1301. See Montana Code 15-67-101
- facility: means an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled licensed pursuant to 50-5-238 or an intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled that is in compliance with the federal standards provided in 42 CFR, part 483, subpart I, for medicaid conditions of participation. See Montana Code 15-67-101
- fee: means the fee required to be paid for each resident bed day in an intermediate care facility, as provided in 15-67-102. See Montana Code 15-67-101
- Quarterly revenue: means all revenue received during a calendar quarter by a facility operating in Montana for providing for client care. See Montana Code 15-67-101
- Resident: means an individual obtaining care in an intermediate care facility. See Montana Code 15-67-101
- Resident bed day: means each 24-hour period that a resident in an intermediate care facility is present in the facility and receiving care or in which a bed is held for a resident while the resident is on temporary leave from the facility. See Montana Code 15-67-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The utilization fee is 6% of the intermediate care facility’s quarterly revenue divided by the resident bed days for the quarter.
(3)In accordance with the provisions of 17-2-124, all proceeds of the utilization fee, including penalty and interest, must be deposited as follows:
(a)30% in the state general fund; and
(b)70% in an account in the state special revenue fund established pursuant to 53-6-1101 to the credit of the department of public health and human services to finance, administer, and provide health and human services. (Void on occurrence of contingency–sec. 17, Ch. 531, L. 2003–see chapter compiler’s comment.)