(a) In order to determine the allocation for each eligible hospital of the amount appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, the office shall do all of the following:
(1) Compute the total uncompensated care costs for each eligible hospital.
(2) Compute the total uncompensated care costs for all eligible hospitals.
(3) Divide each hospital’s uncompensated care costs as computed in paragraph (1) by the total uncompensated care costs as computed in paragraph (2).
(b) The result shall be multiplied by the total funds specified for hospital payments pursuant to Section 16921 to determine each hospital’s payment for uncompensated care. That amount shall be allocated in one lump sum to each hospital by the Controller pursuant to subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 50, Sec. 15. Effective April 18, 1990.)