Mr. President:
The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on
S.B. 166, HOSPITAL PROVIDER ASSESSMENT AMENDMENTS, by Senator L. Hillyard,
with the following amendments and recommends it be considered read for the second time and
placed on the Consent Calendar.
Respectfully,
Evan J. Vickers
Voting: 4-0-1
1. Page
4, Line 111 through Page 5, Line 121
:
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26-36a-203. Calculation of assessment.
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[(1) The division shall calculate the inpatient upper payment limit gap for hospitals
for
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each state fiscal year.]
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[(2)] (1) (a) An annual assessment is payable on a quarterly basis for each hospital
in
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an amount calculated at a uniform assessment rate for each hospital discharge, in
accordance
116
with this section.
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(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
equal to the $154 million
}
consistent with
26-36a-205
that is needed to support capitated
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rates for accountable care organizations for purposes of hospital services provided to
Medicaid
121
enrollees.
2. Page
8, Line 242 through Page 9, Line 245
:
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Quarterly assessments imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the division within
[10]
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15 business days after the [hospital receives its Medicaid inpatient hospital access
payment due
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for the applicable quarter under Section
26-36a-205
]
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the division.
3. Page
9, Lines 247 through 253
:
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26-36a-205. Medicaid hospital adjustment under accountable care organization
248
rates.
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[(1)] To preserve and improve access to [hospitals] hospital services, the division
shall
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[make Medicaid inpatient hospital access payments to hospitals in accordance with this
section,
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Section
26-36a-204
, and Subsection
26-36a-203
(7)], for accountable care organization
rates
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effective on or after April 1, 2013, incorporate an
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accountable care organization rate structure
4. Page
11, Line 328 through Page 12, Line 340
:
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Section 7.
Section
26-36a-207
is amended to read:
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26-36a-207. Restricted Special Revenue Fund -- Creation -- Deposits.
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(1) There is created a restricted special revenue fund known as the "Hospital
Provider
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Assessment Special Revenue Fund."
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(2) The fund shall consist of:
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(a) the assessments collected by the department under this chapter;
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(b) any interest and penalties levied with the administration of this chapter; and
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(c) any other funds received as donations for the restricted fund and appropriations
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from other sources.
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(3) Money in the fund shall be used:
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[(a) to make inpatient hospital access payments under Section
26-36a-205
; and]
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(a) to support capitated rates
in an amount equal to
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$154 million
}
; and
Committee Chair
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