12VAC5-215-140: Fees

A fee based on an adjusted patient days rate shall be set by the board, based on the needs to meet annual board expenses. The fee shall be established at least annually and reviewed for its sufficiency at least annually by the board. All fees shall be paid directly to the board. The fee shall be no more than 11 cents per adjusted patient day for each health care institution. Prior to the beginning of each new fiscal year, the board shall determine a fee for hospitals and a fee for nursing homes based upon the board's proportionate costs of operation for review of hospital and nursing home filings in the current fiscal year, as well as the anticipated costs for such review in the upcoming year.