California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 14166.8

(a) Within five months after the end of each project year, each of the designated public hospitals shall submit to the department all of the following reports: (1) The hospital`s Medicare cost report for the project year. (2) Other cost reporting and statistical data necessary for the determination of amounts due the hospital under the demonstration project, as requested by the department. (b) For each project year, the reports shall identify all of the following: (1) The costs incurred in providing inpatient hospital services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries on a fee-for-service basis and physician and nonphysician practitioner services costs, as identified in subdivision (e) of Section 14166.4. (2) The amount of uncompensated costs incurred in providing hospital services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, including managed care enrollees. (3) The costs incurred in providing hospital services to uninsured individuals. (c) Each designated public hospital, or governmental entity with which it is affiliated, that operates nonhospital clinics or provides physician, nonphysician practitioner, or other health care services that are not identified as hospital services under the Special Terms and Conditions for the demonstration project, may report and certify all, or a portion, of the uncompensated Medi-Cal and uninsured costs of the services furnished. The amount of these uncompensated costs to be claimed by the department shall be determined by the department in consultation with the governmental entity so as to optimize the level of claimable federal Medicaid funding. (d) Reports submitted under this section shall include all allowable costs. (e) The appropriate public official shall certify to all of the following: (1) The accuracy of the reports required under this section. (2) That the expenditures to meet the reported costs comply with Section 433.51 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (3) That the sources of funds used to make the expenditures certified under this section do not include impermissible provider taxes or donations as defined under Section 1396b(w) of Title 42 of the United States Code or other federal funds. For this purpose, federal funds do not include patient care revenue received as payment for services rendered under programs such as Medicare or Medicaid. (f) The certification of public expenditures made pursuant to this section shall be based on a schedule established by the department. The director may require the designated public hospitals to submit quarterly estimates of anticipated expenditures, if these estimates are necessary to obtain interim payments of federal Medicaid funds. All reported expenditures shall be subject to reconciliation to allowable costs, as determined in accordance with applicable demonstration project implementing documents. (g) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the director shall seek Medicaid federal financial participation for all certified public expenditures recognized under the demonstration project and reported by the designated public hospitals, to the extent consistent with Section 14166.9. (h) Governmental or public entities other than those that operate a designated public hospital may, at the request of a governmental or public entity, certify uncompensated Medi-Cal and uninsured costs in accordance with this section, subject to the department`s discretion and prior approval of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.