Sec. 10.09.92.09. Submitting Cost Reports for Freestanding Acute Rehabilitation Hospitals

A. The provider shall submit to the Department or its designee, in the form prescribed, financial and statistical data within 5 months after the end of the provider’s fiscal year unless the Department grants the provider an extension or the provider discontinues participation in the Program.

B. For hospitals who do not submit reports within 5 months, for whom an extension has not been granted, and who are reimbursed according to Medicare standards and principles for retrospective cost reimbursement as described in 42 CFR §413, the Department shall:

(1) Withhold from the provider a maximum of 5 percent of the current monthly interim payment starting the calendar month after the calendar month in which the report is due and any subsequent calendar months until the report has been submitted; and

(2) Refund withholdings at cost settlement.

C. If a provider discontinues participation, financial and statistical data shall be submitted to the Department within 45 days after the effective date of termination.

D. The Program shall grant an extension for submission of cost reports:

(1) Upon written request by the provider, setting forth the specific reasons for the request, if the Department determines, taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, that the request is reasonable; or

(2) Concurrent with any extension granted to the hospital by Medicare, but not to exceed 60 days from the due date of cost reports.

E. In addition to a reduction in payment percentage or withholding a percentage of interim payment pursuant to §B of this regulation, when a report is not submitted by the last day of the 6th month after the end of the provider’s fiscal year and the provider has not received an extension, the Department may impose one or more sanctions as provided for in Regulation .12 of this chapter.

F. When a report is not submitted by the last day of the 6th month after the end of the provider’s fiscal year or a report is submitted but the provider cannot furnish proper documentation to verify costs, the Department shall, if applicable, make final cost settlement for that fiscal year at a certain percentage of the last final per diem rates for which the Department has verified costs for that facility, provided that the rates established will not exceed the maximum per diem rates in effect when the facility’s costs were last settled.

G. For purposes of §§A-F of this regulation, reports are considered received when the submitted reports are completed according to instructions issued by the Department or its designee.