Md. Code Regs. 10.37.10.07

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 10.37.10.07 - Rate Applications by New Hospitals or Existing Hospitals with Expanded Facilities or New Revenue Centers

A. At least 60 days before the operational opening of a new hospital, a revenue center, or a new service within a hospital whose projected annual operating cost exceeds $100,000, the hospital shall file a rate application for the requested rates. This application shall be supported by financial data presented in the format of the Commission's rate review system.

B. If an existing hospital expends its operations so that the number of in-patient beds is increased by 20 percent or more, and if a rate application is filed pertaining to the expended facilities and providing for an occupancy rate for the expanded facilities of the hospital at an amount below the target occupancy established by the Commission, the Commission may require the filing of additional information projecting the hospital's expanded facilities' activity levels for the first 5 years of their operation.

Regulation .07 amended effective August 31, 1977 (4:18 Md. R. 1398)