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hospital services in the state’s medical assistance program. The following procedures and requirements apply to a proportionate share payment under this subsection:

(1) to qualify for a state hospital proportionate share payment under this subsection, a hospital must be

(A) a state-owned or state-operated Medicaid provider of inpatient hospital services; and

(B) located within the state;

(2) the total amount available for distribution as state hospital proportionate share payments under this subsection will be established by the department each year, based on the department’s projection of hospital expenditures and within the payment limits of 42 C.F.R. 447.271 — 447.272; subject to legislative appropriation, payment of the amount the department determines to be available for state hospital proportionate share payments will be apportioned among qualifying hospitals. (b) In this section, “qualifying hospital” means a hospital that qualifies under (a)(1) of this section for a state hospital proportionate share payment. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.070 7 AAC 150.130. Establishment of uniform accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting. (a) The department adopts a uniform system of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, cost allocation, and prospective rate setting for facilities. The financial reporting, budgeting, and cost allocation requirements are described in the Medicaid Hospital and Long-Term Care Facility Reporting Manual, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900. Each facility shall use the manual when submitting information required by the department pertaining to prospective payment rates of the Medicaid program. Each facility shall maintain accounting records at the level of detail established by the “Overview of the Chart of Accounts” in the publication entitled Chart of Accounts for Hospitals, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900. Upon receipt of a facility’s request that is described in detail satisfactory to the department, the department may approve an alternate reporting system for information required by this section.