Section 296-23A-0240. How does the department define and pay a new hospital?  


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  • New hospitals are those open for less than one year prior to the implementation of the department's most recent hospital payment rates. The department will pay new hospitals according to the following table:
    A new hospital will be paid using its hospital-specific POAC within three years of receiving a provider account number(s) from the department.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.030 and 51.12.330. WSR 06-12-073, § 296-23A-0240, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020, 51.04.030, 51.36.080. WSR 00-06-027, § 296-23A-0240, filed 2/24/00, effective 3/26/00; WSR 97-06-066, § 296-23A-0240, filed 2/28/97, effective 4/1/97.]
RCW 51.04.030 and 51.12.330. WSR 06-12-073, § 296-23A-0240, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020, 51.04.030, 51.36.080. WSR 00-06-027, § 296-23A-0240, filed 2/24/00, effective 3/26/00; WSR 97-06-066, § 296-23A-0240, filed 2/28/97, effective 4/1/97.