(1) The department shall reimburse inpatient hospital service providers for medical education related costs that are allowable under Medicare cost reimbursement principles as set forth at 42 CFR 412.113(b), as amended through October 1, 2005.
(2) Prior to settlement based on audited costs, the department shall make interim payments for each facility's medical education related costs as follows:
(a) The department shall identify the facility's total allowable Medicaid inpatient medical education related costs from the facility's most recent audited cost report. These costs will be used as a base amount for interim payments.
(b) The department will make interim medical education related cost reimbursement payments with each inpatient hospital claim paid.