§ 71-5-1501 Short title
§ 71-5-1502 Part definitions
§ 71-5-1503 Annual coverage assessment on covered hospitals
§ 71-5-1504 Calculation of uniform assessment per ground transport – Quarterly transport data
§ 71-5-1505 Maintenance of coverage trust fund
§ 71-5-1506 Policy measures to ensure enforcement and compliance – Penalties – Quarterly transport count data
§ 71-5-1507 Annual cost and utilization report
§ 71-5-1508 Ambulance service assessment revenue fund
§ 71-5-1509 Implementation of part – Termination of ground ambulance provider assessment
§ 71-5-1509 v2 Implementation of part – Termination of ground ambulance provider assessment
§ 71-5-1510 Promulgation of rules
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 71 > Chapter 5 > Part 15 - Ground Ambulance Service Provider Assessment Act

  • Ambulance provider: means a public or private ground-based ambulance service, other than an ambulance service based on federal property, that bills for transports and has a base of operations within this state. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Assessment: means the medicaid ambulance provider assessment established by this part. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Bureau: means the bureau of TennCare. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Medicaid transport: means qualifying ground ambulance services approved by CMS, and consistent with services identified in 42 C. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Office of emergency medical services: means the office of emergency medical services within the department of health. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Taxable transports: means the total ground ambulance transports reported during the base period by a provider to the office of emergency medical services that qualify as a permissible service to impose a healthcare-related provider assessment pursuant to 42 C. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1502
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105