56-1407. TIMING OF PAYMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS. (1) The department shall establish an annual assessment schedule for all payments created under this chapter.
(2) If a hospital fails to pay the full amount of an installment when due, including any extensions granted, there shall be added to the assessment imposed by section 56-1404, Idaho Code, unless waived by the department for reasonable cause, a penalty equal to the lesser of:
(a) An amount equal to five percent (5%) of the assessment installment amount not paid on or before the due date, plus five percent (5%) of the portion thereof remaining unpaid on the last day of each month thereafter; or
(b) An amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the assessment installment amount not paid on or before the due date.
(3) For purposes of subsection (2) of this section, payments shall be credited first to unpaid installment amounts rather than to penalty or interest amounts, beginning with the most delinquent installment.
History:
[56-1407, added 2008, ch. 91, sec. 1, p. 256.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE
Chapter 14 - IDAHO HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT ACT
Section 56-1401 - SHORT TITLE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Section 56-1402 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 56-1403 - HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT FUND ESTABLISHED.
Section 56-1404 - ASSESSMENTS.
Section 56-1405 - REVIEW OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AMOUNT.
Section 56-1406 - INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS.
Section 56-1407 - TIMING OF PAYMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS.
Section 56-1409 - MULTIHOSPITAL LOCATIONS, HOSPITAL CLOSURE AND NEW HOSPITALS.