Section 15.07. Administration and due dates.

 

(1)  A facility shall provide the department with the data necessary for the calculation of the assessment on forms prescribed by the department, shall retain records supporting that data, and shall tender payment for the assessment in accordance with instructions issued by the department. In administering this system, the department and facilities shall have powers and obligations in the same manner described in s. 77.61 (9) and (12) to (14) , Stats.

(2)  The department shall mail the required assessment forms to each subject facility during the first 5 working days following the assessment month. The completed forms and payment shall be submitted by the facility on a timely basis. The completed forms and payment shall be considered timely only if the envelope containing them is properly addressed, has postage duly prepaid, is postmarked no later than the last day of the calendar month following the assessment month, and is actually received by the department within 5 calendar days after the last day of the calendar month.

(3)  If the department determines that a facility's number of licensed beds has changed, the department shall notify the facility of changes in the number of beds and assessment and shall send the facility an invoice for the additional amount due or send the facility a refund. Any additional amount due shall be paid by the facility no later than 30 days following the date of the department's notice.

(4)  A facility shall notify the department of a change in ownership, transfer of license, change in number of licensed beds, address change and any other information pertinent to the facility's assessment on a form provided by the department. Notification of change shall be included with the first assessment payment made following the change.

History: Cr. Register, May, 1993, No. 449 , eff. 6-1-93; emerg. am. (3), eff. 7-28-03; CR 03-080 : am. (3) Register February 2004 No. 578 , eff. 3-1-04.