Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 15. TAXATION

CHAPTER 66. HOSPITAL FACILITY UTILIZATION FEE

Part 2. Collection of Fee

Audit -- Records

15-66-202. (Temporary) Audit -- records. (1) The department may audit the records and other documents of any hospital to ensure that the proper utilization fees have been collected.

(2) The department may require the hospital to provide records and other documentation, including books, ledgers, and registers, necessary for the department to verify the proper amount of the utilization fee paid.

(3) A hospital shall maintain and make available for inspection by the department sufficient records and other documentation to demonstrate the number of inpatient bed days in the facility and the hospital outpatient revenue subject to the utilization fees. The facility shall maintain these records for a period of at least 5 years from the date the report is due. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 18, Ch. 390, L. 2003--see chapter compiler's comment; terminates June 30, 2025, on occurrence of contingency--sec. 48, Ch. 415, L. 2019.)

15-66-202. (Temporary -- effective on occurrence of contingency) Audit -- records. (1) The department may audit the records and other documents of any hospital to ensure that the proper utilization fee has been collected.

(2) The department may require the hospital to provide records and other documentation, including books, ledgers, and registers, necessary for the department to verify the proper amount of the utilization fee paid.

(3) A hospital shall maintain and make available for inspection by the department sufficient records and other documentation to demonstrate the number of inpatient bed days in the facility subject to the utilization fee. The facility shall maintain these records for a period of at least 5 years from the date the report is due. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 18, Ch. 390, L. 2003--see chapter compiler's comment.)

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 390, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 415, L. 2019.