Nebraska Statutes 68-1925. Failure to pay; penalty; waiver;when; withholding authorized; collection methods authorized
(1) A nursing facility or skilled nursing facility that fails to pay the quality assurance assessment within the timeframe specified in section 68-1921 or 68-1924, whichever is applicable, shall pay, in addition to the outstanding quality assurance assessment, a penalty of one and one-half percent of the quality assurance assessment amount owed for each month or portion of a month that the assessment is overdue. If the department determines that good cause is shown for failure to pay the quality assurance assessment, the department shall waive the penalty or a portion of the penalty.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 68-1925
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 68-1905
- Medical assistance program: means the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act. See Nebraska Statutes 68-1909
- Month: shall mean calendar month. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Nursing facility: has the meaning found in section Nebraska Statutes 68-1912
- Quality assurance assessment: means the assessment imposed under section Nebraska Statutes 68-1913
- Skilled nursing facility: has the meaning found in section Nebraska Statutes 68-1915
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) If a quality assurance assessment has not been received by the department within thirty days following the quarter for which the assessment is due, the department shall withhold an amount equal to the quality assurance assessment and penalty owed from any payment due such nursing facility or skilled nursing facility under the medical assistance program.
(3) The quality assurance assessment shall constitute a debt due the state and may be collected by civil action, including, but not limited to, the filing of tax liens, and any other method provided for by law.
(4) The department shall remit any penalty collected pursuant to this section to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, § 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.