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HOSPITAL PROVIDER ASSESSMENT AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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House Sponsor: Brad R. Wilson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Hospital Provider Assessment Act.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    defines terms;
             13          .    modifies the calculation of the annual assessment;
             14          .    modifies the manner in which a hospital's discharge data is derived;
             15          .    requires the Division of Health Care Financing of the Department of Health to
             16      incorporate $154 million into the accountable care organization rate structure;
             17          .    grants rulemaking authority to the Department of Health over the penalties and
             18      interest assessed under the act;
             19          .    repeals the assessment on July 1, 2016; and
             20          .    makes technical changes.
             21      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             25      on April 1, 2013.
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:



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         26-36a-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 179
             29          26-36a-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 179
             30          26-36a-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 348
             31          26-36a-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 179
             32          26-36a-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 348
             33          26-36a-206, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 179
             34          26-36a-207, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 179
             35          26-36a-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 118
             36          63I-1-226, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 171 and 328
             37      REPEALS:
             38          26-36a-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 348
             39     

             40      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             41          Section 1. Section 26-36a-103 is amended to read:
             42           26-36a-103. Definitions.
             43          As used in this chapter:
             44          (1) "Assessment" means the Medicaid hospital provider assessment established by this
             45      chapter.
             46          (2) "Discharges" means the number of total hospital discharges reported on worksheet
             47      S-3, column 15, lines 12, 14, and 14.01 of the Medicare Cost Report for the applicable
             48      assessment year.
             49          (3) "Division" means the Division of Health Care Financing of the department.
             50          (4) "Hospital":
             51          (a) means a privately owned:
             52          (i) general acute hospital operating in the state as defined in Section 26-21-2 ; and
             53          (ii) specialty hospital operating in the state, which shall include a privately owned
             54      hospital whose inpatient admissions are predominantly:
             55          (A) rehabilitation;
             56          (B) psychiatric;
             57          (C) chemical dependency; or
             58          (D) long-term acute care services; and



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         (b) does not include:
             60          (i) a residential care or treatment facility as defined in Section 62A-2-101 ;
             61          (ii) a hospital owned by the federal government, including the Veterans Administration
             62      Hospital; or
             63          [(iii) a Shriners hospital that does not charge for its services; or]
             64          [(iv)] (iii) a hospital that is owned by the state government, a state agency, or a political
             65      subdivision of the state, including:
             66          (A) a state-owned teaching hospital; and
             67          (B) the Utah State Hospital.
             68          [(5) "Low volume select access hospital" means a hospital that furnished inpatient
             69      hospital services during fiscal year 2008 to less than 300 Medicaid cases under the select
             70      access program.]
             71          [(6)] (5) "Medicare cost report" means CMS-2552-96 or CMS-2552-10, the cost report
             72      for electronic filing of hospitals.
             73          [(7) "Select access cases" means the number of hospital inpatient cases related to
             74      individuals enrolled in the state's select access program for 2008.]
             75          [(8)] (6) "State plan amendment" means a change or update to the state Medicaid plan.
             76          [(9) "Upper payment limit" means the maximum ceiling imposed by federal regulation
             77      on a hospital Medicaid reimbursement for inpatient services under 42 C.F.R. Sec. 447.272.]
             78          [(10) "Upper payment limit gap":]
             79          [(a) means the difference between:]
             80          [(i) the inpatient hospital upper payment limit for hospitals; and]
             81          [(ii) Medicaid payments for inpatient hospital services not financed using hospital
             82      assessments paid by all hospitals;]
             83          [(b) shall be calculated separately for hospital inpatient services; and]
             84          [(c) does not include Medicaid disproportionate share payments as part of the
             85      calculation for the upper payment limit gap.]
             86          (7) "Accountable care organization" means a managed care organization, as defined in
             87      42 C.F.R. Sec. 438, that contracts with the department under the provisions of Section
             88      26-18-405 .
             89          Section 2. Section 26-36a-202 is amended to read:



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          26-36a-202. Assessment, collection, and payment of hospital provider assessment.
             91          (1) A uniform, broad based, assessment is imposed on each hospital as defined in
             92      Subsection 26-36a-103 (4)(a):
             93          (a) in the amount designated in Section 26-36a-203 ; and
             94          (b) in accordance with Section 26-36a-204 [, beginning when the division has obtained
             95      approval from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and provided notice of the
             96      assessment to the hospital].
             97          (2) (a) The assessment imposed by this chapter is due and payable on a quarterly basis
             98      in accordance with Section 26-36a-204 .
             99          (b) The collecting agent for this assessment is the department which is vested with the
             100      administration and enforcement of this chapter, including the right to adopt administrative rules
             101      in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to:
             102          (i) implement and enforce the provisions of this act; and
             103          (ii) audit records of a facility:
             104          (A) that is subject to the assessment imposed by this chapter; and
             105          (B) does not file a Medicare cost report.
             106          (c) The department shall forward proceeds from the assessment imposed by this
             107      chapter to the state treasurer for deposit in the restricted special revenue fund as specified in
             108      Section 26-36a-207 .
             109          (3) The department may, by rule, extend the time for paying the assessment.
             110          Section 3. Section 26-36a-203 is amended to read:
             111           26-36a-203. Calculation of assessment.
             112          [(1) The division shall calculate the inpatient upper payment limit gap for hospitals for
             113      each state fiscal year.]
             114          [(2)] (1) (a) An annual assessment is payable on a quarterly basis for each hospital in
             115      an amount calculated at a uniform assessment rate for each hospital discharge, in accordance
             116      with this section.
             117          (b) The uniform assessment rate shall be determined using the total number of hospital
             118      discharges for assessed hospitals divided into the total nonfederal portion [of the upper
             119      payment limit gap] in an amount S. [ equal to the $154 million ] consistent with 26-36a-205 .S
             119a      that is needed to support capitated
             120      rates for accountable care organizations for purposes of hospital services provided to Medicaid



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     enrollees.
             122          (c) Any quarterly changes to the uniform assessment rate shall be applied uniformly to
             123      all assessed hospitals.
             124          (d) [(i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(d)(ii), the] The annual uniform
             125      assessment rate may not generate more than [the non-federal share of the annual upper payment
             126      limit gap for the fiscal year.]:
             127          [(ii) For fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13 the department may generate an additional
             128      amount from the assessment imposed under Subsection (2)(d)(i) in the amount of:]
             129          [(A)] (i) $1,000,000 to offset Medicaid mandatory expenditures; and
             130          [(B)] (ii) the nonfederal share to seed amounts needed to support capitated rates for
             131      accountable care organizations as provided for in Section (1)(b).
             132          [(3) (a) For state fiscal years 2010 and 2011, discharges shall be determined using the
             133      data from each hospital's Medicare Cost Report contained in the Centers for Medicare and
             134      Medicaid Services' Healthcare Cost Report Information System file as of April 1, 2009, for
             135      hospital fiscal years ending between October 1, 2007, and September 30, 2008.]
             136          [(b) If a hospital's fiscal year Medicare Cost Report is not contained in the Centers for
             137      Medicare and Medicaid Services' Healthcare Cost Report Information System file dated March
             138      31, 2009:]
             139          [(i) the hospital shall submit to the division a copy of the hospital's Medicare Cost
             140      Report with a fiscal year end between October 1, 2007, and September 30, 2008; and]
             141          [(ii) the division shall determine the hospital's discharges from the information
             142      submitted under Subsection (3)(b)(i).]
             143          [(c) If a hospital started operations after the due date for a 2007 Medicare Cost Report:]
             144          [(i) the hospital shall submit to the division a copy of the hospital's most recent
             145      complete year Medicare Cost Report; and]
             146          [(ii) the division shall determine the hospital's discharges from the information
             147      submitted under Subsection (3)(c)(i).]
             148          [(d) If a hospital is not certified by the Medicare program and is not required to file a
             149      Medicare Cost Report:]
             150          [(i) the hospital shall submit to the division its applicable fiscal year discharges with
             151      supporting documentation;]



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         [(ii) the division shall determine the hospital's discharges from the information
             153      submitted under Subsection (3)(d)(i); and]
             154          [(iii) the failure to submit discharge information under Subsections (3)(d)(i) and (ii)
             155      shall result in an audit of the hospital's records by the department and the imposition of a
             156      penalty equal to 5% of the calculated assessment.]
             157          [(4)] (2) (a) For each state fiscal year [2012 and 2013], discharges shall be determined
             158      using the data from each hospital's Medicare Cost Report contained in the Centers for Medicare
             159      and Medicaid Services' Healthcare Cost Report Information System file [as of:]. The hospital's
             160      discharge data will be derived as follows:
             161          [(i) for state fiscal year 2012, September 30, 2010, for hospital fiscal years ending
             162      between October 1, 2008, and September 30, 2009; and]
             163          [(ii) for state fiscal year 2013, September 30, 2011, for hospital fiscal years ending
             164      between October 1, 2009, and September 30, 2010.]
             165          (i) for state fiscal year 2013, the hospital's cost report data for the hospital's fiscal year
             166      ending between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010;
             167          (ii) for state fiscal year 2014, the hospital's cost report data for the hospital's fiscal year
             168      ending between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011;
             169          (iii) for state fiscal year 2015, the hospital's cost report data for the hospital's fiscal year
             170      ending between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012; and
             171          (iv) for state fiscal year 2016, the hospital's cost report data for the hospital's fiscal year
             172      ending between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013.
             173          (b) If a hospital's fiscal year Medicare Cost Report is not contained in the Centers for
             174      Medicare and Medicaid Services' Healthcare Cost Report Information System file:
             175          (i) the hospital shall submit to the division a copy of the hospital's Medicare Cost
             176      Report applicable to the assessment year; and
             177          (ii) the division shall determine the hospital's discharges.
             178          (c) If a hospital is not certified by the Medicare program and is not required to file a
             179      Medicare Cost Report:
             180          (i) the hospital shall submit to the division its applicable fiscal year discharges with
             181      supporting documentation;
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     submitted under Subsection [(4)] (2)(c)(i); and
             184          (iii) the failure to submit discharge information shall result in an audit of the hospital's
             185      records and a penalty equal to 5% of the calculated assessment.
             186          [(5)] (3) Except as provided in Subsection [(6)] (4), if a hospital is owned by an
             187      organization that owns more than one hospital in the state:
             188          (a) the assessment for each hospital shall be separately calculated by the department;
             189      and
             190          (b) each separate hospital shall pay the assessment imposed by this chapter.
             191          [(6)] (4) Notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection [(5)] (3), if multiple hospitals
             192      use the same Medicaid provider number:
             193          (a) the department shall calculate the assessment in the aggregate for the hospitals
             194      using the same Medicaid provider number; and
             195          (b) the hospitals may pay the assessment in the aggregate.
             196          [(7) (a) The assessment formula imposed by this section, and the inpatient access
             197      payments under Section 26-36a-205 , shall be adjusted in accordance with Subsection (7)(b) if a
             198      hospital, for any reason, does not meet the definition of a hospital subject to the assessment
             199      under Section 26-36a-103 for the entire fiscal year.]
             200          [(b) The department shall adjust the assessment payable to the department under this
             201      chapter for a hospital that is not subject to the assessment for an entire fiscal year by
             202      multiplying the annual assessment calculated under Subsection (3) or (4) by a fraction, the
             203      numerator of which is the number of days during the year that the hospital operated, and the
             204      denominator of which is 365.]
             205          [(c) A hospital described in Subsection (7)(a):]
             206          [(i) that is ceasing to operate in the state, shall pay any assessment owed to the
             207      department immediately upon ceasing to operate in the state; and]
             208          [(ii) shall receive Medicaid inpatient hospital access payments under Section
             209      26-36a-205 for the state fiscal year, adjusted using the same formula described in Subsection
             210      (7)(b).]
             211          [(8) A hospital that is subject to payment of the assessment at the beginning of a state
             212      fiscal year, but during the state fiscal year experiences a change in status so that it no longer
             213      falls under the definition of a hospital subject to the assessment in Section 26-36a-204 , shall:]



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         [(a) not be required to pay the hospital assessment beginning on the date established by
             215      the department by administrative rule; and]
             216          [(b) not be entitled to Medicaid inpatient hospital access payments under Section
             217      26-36a-205 on the date established by the department by administrative rule.]
             218          Section 4. Section 26-36a-204 is amended to read:
             219           26-36a-204. Quarterly notice -- Collection.
             220          [(1) (a) The division shall submit to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services:]
             221          [(i) the payment methodology for the assessment imposed by this chapter; and]
             222          [(ii) if necessary, a waiver under 42 C.F.R. Sec. 433.68.]
             223          [(b) When the division receives notice of approval of the assessment and access
             224      payments under this chapter from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the division
             225      shall, within 45 days of the notice from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
             226      provide a hospital that is subject to the assessment notice of:]
             227          [(i) the approval of the assessment methodology from the Center for Medicare and
             228      Medicaid Services;]
             229          [(ii) the assessment rate;]
             230          [(iii) the hospital's discharges subject to the assessment; and]
             231          [(iv) the assessment amount owed by the hospital for the applicable fiscal year.]
             232          [(2) The initial quarterly installments of the assessment imposed by this chapter are due
             233      and payable if:]
             234          [(a) the division has provided notice of the annual assessment under Subsection (1);
             235      and]
             236          [(b) the division has made all the quarterly installments of the Medicaid inpatient
             237      hospital access payments that were otherwise due under Section 26-36a-205 , consistent with
             238      the effective date of the approved state plan amendment.]
             239          [(3) After the initial quarterly installments of the Medicaid inpatient hospital access
             240      payments are made by the division, a hospital shall pay to the division the initial quarterly
             241      assessments imposed by this chapter within 10 business days. Subsequent quarterly]
             242          Quarterly assessments imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the division within [10]
             243      15 business days after the [hospital receives its Medicaid inpatient hospital access payment due
             244      for the applicable quarter under Section 26-36a-205 ] S. original invoice .S date that appears on
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     the division.
             246          Section 5. Section 26-36a-205 is amended to read:
             247           26-36a-205. Medicaid hospital adjustment under accountable care organization
             248      rates.
             249          [(1)] To preserve and improve access to [hospitals] hospital services, the division shall
             250      [make Medicaid inpatient hospital access payments to hospitals in accordance with this section,
             251      Section 26-36a-204 , and Subsection 26-36a-203 (7)], for accountable care organization rates
             252      effective on or after April 1, 2013, incorporate an S. annualized .S amount equal to $154
             252a      million into the
             253      accountable care organization rate structure S. calculation .S consistent with the certified
             253a      actuarial rate range.
             254          [(2) (a) The Medicaid inpatient hospital access payment amount to a particular hospital
             255      shall be established by the division.]
             256          [(b) The aggregate of all hospital's Medicaid inpatient hospital access payments shall
             257      be:]
             258          [(i) equal to the upper payment limit gap for inpatient services for all hospitals; and]
             259          [(ii) designated as the Medicaid inpatient hospital access payment pool.]
             260          [(3) In addition to any other funds paid to hospitals during fiscal years 2010 and 2011
             261      for inpatient hospital services to Medicaid patients, a Medicaid hospital inpatient access
             262      payment shall be made:]
             263          [(a) for state fiscal years 2010 and 2011:]
             264          [(i) the amount of $825 per Medicaid fee for service day, to a hospital that:]
             265          [(A) was not a specialty hospital; and]
             266          [(B) had less than 300 select access inpatient cases during state fiscal year 2008; and]
             267          [(ii) inpatient hospital access payments as determined by dividing the remaining
             268      spending room available in the current year UPL, after offsetting the payments authorized
             269      under Subsection (3)(a)(i) by the total 2008 Medicaid inpatient hospital payments, multiplied
             270      by the hospital's Medicaid inpatient payments for state fiscal year 2008, exclusive of medical
             271      education and Medicaid disproportionate share payments;]
             272          [(b) for state fiscal year 2012:]
             273          [(i) the amount of $825 per Medicaid fee for service day, to a hospital that:]
             274          [(A) is not a specialty hospital; and]
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     and]
             277          [(ii) inpatient hospital access payments as determined by dividing the remaining
             278      spending room available in the current year upper payment limit, after offsetting the payments
             279      authorized under Subsection (3)(a)(i), by the total 2009 Medicaid inpatient hospital payments,
             280      multiplied by the hospital's Medicaid inpatient payments for state fiscal year 2009; and]
             281          [(c) for state fiscal year 2013:]
             282          [(i) the amount of $825 per Medicaid fee for service day, to a hospital that:]
             283          [(A) is not a specialty hospital; and]
             284          [(B) has less than 300 select access inpatient cases during the state fiscal year 2008;
             285      and]
             286          [(ii) inpatient hospital access payments as determined by dividing the remaining
             287      spending room available in the current year upper payment limit, after offsetting the payments
             288      authorized under Subsection (3)(a)(i), by the total 2010 Medicaid inpatient hospital payments,
             289      multiplied by the hospital's Medicaid inpatient payments for state fiscal year 2010.]
             290          [(4) Medicaid inpatient hospital access payments shall be made:]
             291          [(a) on a quarterly basis for inpatient hospital services furnished to Medicaid
             292      individuals during each quarter; and]
             293          [(b) within 15 days after the end of each quarter.]
             294          [(5) A hospital's Medicaid inpatient access payment shall not be used to offset any
             295      other payment by Medicaid for hospital inpatient or outpatient services to Medicaid
             296      beneficiaries, including a:]
             297          [(a) fee-for-service payment;]
             298          [(b) per diem payment;]
             299          [(c) hospital inpatient adjustment; or]
             300          [(d) cost settlement payment.]
             301          [(6) When the division obtains approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
             302      Services for the Medicaid Waiver - Accountable Care Organizations, and has determined the
             303      capitated rate for the accountable care organizations, the department shall consult with the Utah
             304      Hospitals Association to develop an alternative supplemental payment methodology that can be
             305      approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.]
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     access payments will equal or exceed the amount of the hospital's assessment.]
             308          Section 6. Section 26-36a-206 is amended to read:
             309           26-36a-206. Penalties and interest.
             310          (1) A facility that fails to pay any assessment or file a return as required under this
             311      chapter, within the time required by this chapter, shall pay, in addition to the assessment,
             312      penalties and interest established by the department.
             313          (2) (a) Consistent with Subsection (2)(b), the department shall adopt rules in
             314      accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, which establish
             315      reasonable penalties and interest for the violations described in Subsection (1).
             316          (b) If a hospital fails to timely pay the full amount of a quarterly assessment, the
             317      department shall add to the assessment:
             318          (i) a penalty equal to 5% of the quarterly amount not paid on or before the due date;
             319      and
             320          (ii) on the last day of each quarter after the due date until the assessed amount and the
             321      penalty imposed under Subsection (2)(b)(i) are paid in full, an additional 5% penalty on:
             322          (A) any unpaid quarterly assessment; and
             323          (B) any unpaid penalty assessment.
             324          [(c) The division may waive, reduce, or compromise the penalties and interest provided
             325      for in this section in the same manner as provided in Subsection 59-1-401 (8).]
             326          (c) Upon making a record of its actions, and upon reasonable cause shown, the division
             327      may waive, reduce, or compromise any of the penalties imposed under this part.
             328          Section 7. Section 26-36a-207 is amended to read:
             329           26-36a-207. Restricted Special Revenue Fund -- Creation -- Deposits.
             330          (1) There is created a restricted special revenue fund known as the "Hospital Provider
             331      Assessment Special Revenue Fund."
             332          (2) The fund shall consist of:
             333          (a) the assessments collected by the department under this chapter;
             334          (b) any interest and penalties levied with the administration of this chapter; and
             335          (c) any other funds received as donations for the restricted fund and appropriations
             336      from other sources.
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         [(a) to make inpatient hospital access payments under Section 26-36a-205 ; and]
             339          (a) to support capitated rates S. consistent with 26-36a-203(1)(d) .S for accountable
             339a      care organizations S. [in an amount equal to
             340      $154 million
] .S
; and
             341          (b) to reimburse money collected by the division from a hospital through a mistake
             342      made under this chapter.
             343          Section 8. Section 26-36a-208 is amended to read:
             344           26-36a-208. Repeal of assessment.
             345          (1) The repeal of the assessment imposed by this chapter shall occur upon the
             346      certification by the executive director of the department that the sooner of the following has
             347      occurred:
             348          (a) the effective date of any action by Congress that would disqualify the assessment
             349      imposed by this chapter from counting towards state Medicaid funds available to be used to
             350      determine the federal financial participation;
             351          (b) the effective date of any decision, enactment, or other determination by the
             352      Legislature or by any court, officer, department, or agency of the state, or of the federal
             353      government that has the effect of:
             354          (i) disqualifying the assessment from counting towards state Medicaid funds available
             355      to be used to determine federal financial participation for Medicaid matching funds; or
             356          (ii) creating for any reason a failure of the state to use the assessments for the Medicaid
             357      program as described in this chapter; [and]
             358          (c) the effective date of:
             359          (i) an appropriation for any state fiscal year from the General Fund for hospital
             360      payments under the state Medicaid program that is less than the amount appropriated for state
             361      fiscal year 2012;
             362          (ii) the annual revenues of the state General Fund budget return to the level that was
             363      appropriated for fiscal year 2008;
             364          (iii) approval of any change in the state Medicaid plan that requires a greater
             365      percentage of Medicaid patients to enroll in Medicaid managed care plans than what is
             366      required:
             367          (A) to implement accountable care organizations in the state plan; and
             368          (B) by other managed care enrollment requirements in effect on or before January 1,



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     2012;
             370          (iv) a division change in rules that reduces any of the following below July 1, 2011
             371      payments:
             372          (A) aggregate hospital inpatient payments;
             373          (B) adjustment payment rates; or
             374          (C) any cost settlement protocol; or
             375          (v) a division change in rules that reduces the aggregate outpatient payments below
             376      July 1, 2011, payments[.]; and
             377          (d) the sunset of this chapter in accordance with Section 63I-1-226 .
             378          (2) If the assessment is repealed under Subsection (1), money in the fund that was
             379      derived from assessments imposed by this chapter, before the determination made under
             380      Subsection (1), shall be disbursed under Section 26-36a-205 to the extent federal matching is
             381      not reduced due to the impermissibility of the assessments. Any funds remaining in the special
             382      revenue fund shall be refunded to the hospitals in proportion to the amount paid by each
             383      hospital.
             384          Section 9. Section 63I-1-226 is amended to read:
             385           63I-1-226. Repeal dates, Title 26.
             386          (1) Title 26, Chapter 9f, Utah Digital Health Service Commission Act, is repealed July
             387      1, 2015.
             388          (2) Section 26-18-12 , Expansion of 340B drug pricing programs, is repealed July 1,
             389      2013.
             390          (3) Section 26-21-23 , Licensing of non-Medicaid nursing care facility beds, is repealed
             391      July 1, 2016.
             392          (4) Section 26-21-211 is repealed July 1, 2013.
             393          (5) Title 26, Chapter 33a, Utah Health Data Authority Act, is repealed July 1, 2014.
             394          (6) Title 26, Chapter 36a, Hospital Provider Assessment Act, is repealed July 1, [2013]
             395      2016.
             396          (7) Section 26-38-2.5 is repealed July 1, 2017.
             397          (8) Section 26-38-2.6 is repealed July 1, 2017.
             398          Section 10. Repealer.
             399          This bill repeals:



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         Section 26-36a-209, State plan amendment.
             401          Section 11. Effective date.
             402          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             403      on April 1, 2013.





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