Ohio Code 5168.49 – Change of operator; division of franchise permit fees
If a nursing home or hospital undergoes a change of operator during a fiscal year, the responsibility for paying the franchise permit fee that was determined for the nursing home or hospital under section 5168.47 of the Revised Code, or redetermined for the nursing home or hospital under section 5168.48 of the Revised Code, for that fiscal year shall be divided proportionally. The exiting operator shall be responsible for paying the amount of the fee that is for the part of the fiscal year that ends on the day before the effective date of the change of operator. The entering operator shall be responsible for paying the amount of the fee that is for the part of the fiscal year that begins on the effective date of the change of operator. The department of medicaid is not required to notify the entering operator regarding the amount of that fiscal year’s fee for which the entering operator is responsible.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5168.49
- 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.