§ 26B-3-803 — Calculation of assessment.

(1) The division shall calculate a uniform assessment per transport as described in this section.
(2) The assessment due from a given ambulance service provider equals the non-federal portion divided by total transports, multiplied by the number of transports for the ambulance service provider.
(3) The division shall apply any quarterly changes to the assessment rate, calculated as described in Subsection (2), uniformly to all assessed ambulance service providers.
(4) The assessment may not generate more than the total of:
(4)(a) an annual amount of $20,000 to offset Medicaid administration expenses; and
(4)(b) the non-federal portion.
(5) (5)(a) For each state fiscal year, the division shall calculate total transports using ambulance service provider transports data from the Emergency Medical System for the calendar year ending 18 months before the end of the fiscal year.
(5)(b) If an ambulance service provider fails to submit transport information to the Emergency Medical System, the division may audit the ambulance service provider to determine the ambulance service provider's transports for a given fiscal year.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 284, 2024 General Session