Sec. 18. (a) A hospital shall pay to the office interest on any fee that is paid eleven (11) or more days after the payment date. The interest must be applied at the same rate as the rate determined under IC 12-15-21-3(6)(A).
(b) The office shall report to the state department of health each hospital that fails to pay the fee within one hundred twenty (120) days after the payment date. The state department shall do the following concerning a hospital described in this subsection:
(1) Notify the hospital that the hospital's license under IC 16-21 will be revoked if the fee is not paid.
(2) Revoke the hospital's license under IC 16-21 if the hospital fails to pay the fee. IC 4-21.5-3-8 and IC 4-21.5-4 apply to this subdivision.
As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.214.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 10. Hospital Assessment Fee
16-21-10-5.3. Determination of a Phase Out Period
16-21-10-10. Use of Hospital Care for the Indigent Funds as State Share Dollars
16-21-10-13. Disproportionate Share Dollars That Are Unavailable to Private Psychiatric Institutions
16-21-10-14. Permissible Uses of Hospital Assessment Fees
16-21-10-15. Rule of Statutory Construction; Local Fees, Taxes, or Assessments Not Permitted
16-21-10-17. Installment Agreements
16-21-10-18. Interest on Late Payments; License Revocations for Payments at Least 120 Days Overdue