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(iii) on a leave of absence from a hospital beginning with the day the patient begins a leave of absence;

(iv) who are in a hospital for observation to determine the need for inpatient admission; or

(v) who receive services at a hospital during the day but are not housed there at midnight;

(6) “payment designation” means a designation related to the source of reported payments;

(7) “payment period” means the state fiscal year plus 90 days;

(8) “qualification date” means July 1 of each year;

(9) “qualifying hospital” means a hospital that qualifies as a DSH under this section;

(10) “qualifying year” means the hospital’s fiscal year ending

(A) at least 11 but not later than 23 months before the beginning of the state fiscal year in which the disproportionate share payment is made; and

(B) during the most recent 12-month reporting cycle in which all facilities have filed a complete year-end report with the department;

(11) “service type” means a descriptor for the type of service provided during an inpatient stay or an outpatient visit;

(12) “uninsured care” means an inpatient or outpatient hospital service furnished by a hospital to an individual who has no health insurance or other source of third-party coverage in effect at the time the service was rendered. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 9/1/2013, Register 207; am 1/1/2024, Register 248) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.070 AS 47.07.073 Editor’s note: The mailing address for sending documentation required under 7 AAC 150.180, and for filing requests for reconsideration under 7 AAC 150.180, is the Department of Health, Office of Rate Review, 3601 C Street Suite 978, Anchorage, AK 99503-5924.