The department may authorize the reduction or writing off of a recipient’s or patient’s past-due account from the department’s financial records upon making a determination that the account is not collectible. The department, by September first after the close of each fiscal year, shall present a detailed report to the legislative audit and fiscal review committee on the status of accounts receivable for that fiscal year. The report must include:

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-06.3-08

  • 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.
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33

1.    An aging by recipient classification of accounts remaining unpaid.

2.    The amounts by recipient classification by which accounts were reduced or written off for reasons other than payment during that fiscal year.