General Definitions

As used in 101 CMR 701.00, terms will have the meanings set forth in 101 CMR 701.02, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise. Acute Care Hospital. A hospital licensed under M.G.L. c. 111, § 51 that contains a majority of medical-surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and maternity beds, as defined by the Department of Public Health. Center. The Center for Health Information and Analysis established under M.G.L. c. 12C. EOHHS. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services established under M.G.L. c. 6A. Gross Patient Service Revenue (GPSR). The total dollar amount of a hospital’s charges for the provision of patient care rendered in a hospital rate year. Hospital Cost Report. The Hospital Statement of Costs, Revenues, and Statistics reported to the Center pursuant to 957 CMR 9.00: Hospital Financial Data Reporting Requirements. Hospital Rate Year. The time period of 12 months beginning on October 1 of any calendar year and ending on September 30 of the following calendar year. State Fiscal Year. The time period of 12 months beginning on July 1 of any calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year. Statewide Relative Price (SRP). A metric calculated by the Center pursuant to M.G.L. c. 29, § 2TTTT and M.G.L. c. 12C, § 10. The SRP measures the total payments, including non-claims, made to acute care hospitals by health plans, expressed in the aggregate relative to a statewide average within a given insurance category. Trust Fund. The Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund established under M.G.L. c. 29, §2TTTT, effective October 1, 2016, to provide annual financial support to eligible acute care hospitals, as specified in 101 CMR 701.00. The Secretary of EOHHS, as trustee, will administer the fund and will make expenditures from the fund consistent with M.G.L. c. 29, §2TTTT.