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disproportionate share payment under this section. (g) A hospital aggrieved by the department’s decision under (f)(1) of this section may request reconsideration of the decision by filing a request for reconsideration with the department not later than 10 days after the date of the department's notification under (f)(1) of this section. The request for reconsideration must state the facts in the record that support a reversal of the initial decision. The department’s decision on reconsideration is the department’s final administrative action on a reconsideration request under this subsection. If the department does not issue a decision on reconsideration 30 days or less after the deadline for filing a request for reconsideration, and if the department does not waive the 30-day deadline, the request is considered denied by the department. The denial is the department’s final administrative action on a reconsideration request under this subsection. (h) A qualifying hospital aggrieved by the department’s determination under (f)(2) of this section may request reconsideration of the determination by filing a request for reconsideration not later than 10 days after the date of the department’s list of amounts under (f) of this section. If the department has made the disproportionate share payment under this section to the qualifying hospital, the department will accept and consider a request for reconsideration under this subsection. A request for reconsideration under this subsection must state the facts in the record supporting a change in the payment amount. The department’s decision on reconsideration is the department’s final administrative action on a reconsideration request under this subsection. If the department does not issue a decision on reconsideration 30 days or less after the deadline for filing a request for reconsideration, and if the department does not waive the 30-day deadline, the request is considered denied by the department. The denial is the department’s final administrative action on a reconsideration request under this subsection. (i) The administrative appeal process provided under 7 AAC 150.220 and the exceptional relief process set out in 7 AAC 150.240 are not available to a hospital disputing an item on the department’s list under (h) of this section of qualifying hospitals and amounts. (j) The department will recalculate and reallocate the disproportionate share eligibility and payments for all hospitals and will recoup payments from all hospitals on a prorated basis if the

(1) disproportionate share eligibility and payment for any hospital will be recalculated as a result of a decision under (g) or (h) of this section or of a court decision; or

(2) outcome of a decision under (g) or (h) of this section or of a court decision would cause the total disproportionate share payments to exceed the federal allotment for the federal fiscal year in which the payment rate was in effect. (k) A hospital that receives a Medicaid payment as a DSH

(1) is subject to an independent certified audit under 42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(j)(2) and 42 C.F.R. 455.300 — 455.304 three years after the payment year to determine if an overpayment occurred; and

(2) shall furnish, in addition to other information and documents required under this chapter, any additional information and documents necessary for completion of the audit.