Minnesota Administrative Rules

4650.0130 PROVISIONS FOR SUBMITTING REPORTS.

Subpart 1.

Forms to be specified.

The commissioner or the voluntary, nonprofit reporting organization approved by the commissioner shall provide a data collection form or electronic application and instructions for reporting the financial, utilization, and services data. A hospital, psychiatric hospital, specialized hospital, or outpatient surgical center shall submit its financial, utilization, and services data on the form or electronic application provided by the commissioner or the approved voluntary, nonprofit reporting organization.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 21 SR 1106]

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, 21 SR 1106]

Subp. 4.

[Repealed, 21 SR 1106]

Subp. 5.

Due date.

A licensed hospital, psychiatric hospital, specialized hospital, or outpatient surgical center shall annually submit all reports required by this chapter within 180 days of the close of the facility's accounting period, and shall base all reports required by this chapter on the same accounting period.

Subp. 6.

Extensions.

If a hospital, psychiatric hospital, specialized hospital, or outpatient surgical center requests an extension in writing by the due date specified in subpart 5 and shows reasonable cause, the commissioner shall grant an extension of the due date of a report for a specified period of time. The commissioner shall respond to the facility's request for an extension within five business days of receipt of the request. The response must include approval, disapproval, or a request for more information. In determining whether a facility has met the burden of showing reasonable cause, the commissioner shall consider:

A.

delays in the availability of the forms described in subpart 1;

B.

additional reporting requirements of the facility;

C.

emergency conditions of the facility, including natural disasters;

D.

the absence of a key administrative employee; or

E.

other factors which impact the economic or administrative condition of a facility.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 62J.321; 62J.35; 144.56; 144.703

History:

L 1984 c 534 s 11; 9 SR 834; 19 SR 1419; 21 SR 1106

Published Electronically:

January 19, 2005