reference resident level
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “reference resident level” means, with respect to a hospital, the highest resident level for any of the 3 most recent cost reporting periods (ending before March 23, 2010) of the hospital for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary.
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- 2010–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WWThe Public Health and Welfare · Payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services · under this subchapter
The term "reference resident level" means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before December 27, 2020, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary.
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- 2020–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WWThe Public Health and Welfare · Payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services · under this subchapter
The term "reference resident level" means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before December 29, 2022, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary.
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- 2022–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WWThe Public Health and Welfare · Payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services · under this subchapter