R414-517-4. Change in Hospital Status

  (1) If a hospital's status changes during any given year and it no longer falls under the definition of a hospital that is subject to the assessment outlined in Section 26-36b-205, the hospital must submit in writing to the Division of Medicaid and Health Financing (DMHF) a notice of the status change and the effective date of that change. The notice must be mailed to the correct address, as follows, and is only effective upon receipt by the Reimbursement Unit:

  Via United States Postal Service:

  Utah Department of Health

  DMHF, BCRP

  Attn: Reimbursement Unit

  P.O. Box 143102

  Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3102

  Via United Parcel Service, Federal Express, and similar:

  Utah Department of Health

  DMHF, BCRP

  Attn: Reimbursement Unit

  288 North 1460 West

  Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3231

  (2) For any period where a hospital is no longer subject to the assessment and notice has been given under Subsection R414-517-4(1):

  (a) the Department shall require payment of the assessment from that hospital for the full quarter in which the status change occurred and the hospital will receive full payment, as outlined in Section 26-36b-210, for the applicable quarter; and

  (b) the hospital is exempt from future assessment and not eligible for payment under this rule.

  (3) For State Fiscal Year 2018 and subsequent years, the Department shall determine if new providers are eligible to receive payments as allowed under Section 26-36b-210. The new providers will also be subject to the assessment beginning that same state fiscal year as they become eligible to receive the payments as allowed under Section 26-36b-210. New providers identified will be added prospectively beginning with that new state fiscal year.