2014 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 36 - Public Health and Safety
§ 36-2999.54 Assessments; penalty for failure to pay

36-2999.54. Assessments; penalty for failure to pay

(Rpld. 10/1/15)

A. Each nursing facility shall pay a quality assessment as prescribed pursuant to this article. The administration shall determine the assessment rate prospectively for the applicable fiscal year on a per resident day basis, exclusive of medicare resident days. The administration shall adopt rules for facility reporting of nonmedicare resident days and for payment of the assessment.

B. A nursing facility may increase its charges to other payors to incorporate the assessment but may not establish a separate line-item charge on the bill reflecting the assessment.

C. If an entity conducts, operates or maintains more than one nursing facility, the entity must pay a quality assessment for each nursing facility separately.

D. The administration may seek any of the following remedies for failure to pay an assessment:

1. Withhold any medical assistance reimbursement payments until the assessment is paid in full.

2. Suspend or revoke the nursing facility's license.

3. Require the nursing facility to pay any delinquent assessment in installments.