Indiana § 12-15-17-1 - Providers servicing disproportionate share of Medicaid recipients and low income patients; basic rate; minimum Medicaid inpatient utilization rate required
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§ 12-15-17-1. Providers servicing disproportionate share of Medicaid recipients and low income patients; basic rate; minimum Medicaid inpatient utilization rate required
Sec. 1. A disproportionate share payment shall be made to:
(1) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21;
(2) a state mental health institution under IC 12-24-1-3; and
(3) a private psychiatric institution licensed under IC 12-25;
that serves a disproportionate share of Medicaid recipients and other low income patients as determined under IC 12-15-16-1. However, a provider may not be defined as a disproportionate share provider under IC 12-15-16-1 unless the provider has a Medicaid inpatient utilization rate (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(b)(2)) of at least one percent (1%). Subdivisions (2) and (3) do not apply during the period that the office is assessing a hospital fee authorized by IC 16-21-10.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.6(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.27-1992, SEC.13; P.L.2-1993, SEC.97; P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.76; P.L.1-1994, SEC.60; P.L.156-1995, SEC.5; P.L.113-2000, SEC.9; P.L.229-2011, SEC.135; P.L.205-2013, SEC.198.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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