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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                      Bill No. CS/HB 507, 1st Eng.

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11  Representative(s) Fasano offered the following:

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13         Amendment to Amendment (570369) (with title amendment) 

14         On page 114, between lines 10 & 11, of the amendment

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17         Section 101.  Subsection (2) of section 395.701,

18  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         395.701  Annual assessments on net operating revenues

20  for inpatient and outpatient services to fund public medical

21  assistance; administrative fines for failure to pay

22  assessments when due; exemption.--

23         (2)(a)  There is imposed upon each hospital an

24  assessment in an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the annual net

25  operating revenue for inpatient services for each hospital,

26  such revenue to be determined by the agency, based on the

27  actual experience of the hospital as reported to the agency.

28  Within 6 months after the end of each hospital fiscal year,

29  the agency shall certify the amount of the assessment for each

30  hospital.  The assessment shall be payable to and collected by

31  the agency in equal quarterly amounts, on or before the first

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  1  day of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first full

  2  calendar quarter that occurs after the agency certifies the

  3  amount of the assessment for each hospital. All moneys

  4  collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into

  5  the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund.

  6         (b)  There is imposed upon each hospital an assessment

  7  in an amount equal to .75 1 percent of the annual net

  8  operating revenue for outpatient services for each hospital,

  9  such revenue to be determined by the agency, based on the

10  actual experience of the hospital as reported to the agency.

11  While prior year report worksheets may be reconciled to the

12  hospital's audited financial statements, no additional audited

13  financial components may be required for the purposes of

14  determining the amount of the assessment imposed pursuant to

15  this section other than those in effect on July 1, 2000.

16  Within 6 months after the end of each hospital fiscal year,

17  the agency shall certify the amount of the assessment for each

18  hospital. The assessment shall be payable to and collected by

19  the agency in equal quarterly amounts, on or before the first

20  day of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first full

21  calendar quarter that occurs after the agency certifies the

22  amount of the assessment for each hospital. All moneys

23  collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into

24  the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund.

25         Section 102.  Subsection (2) of section 395.7015,,

26  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

27         395.7015  Annual assessment on health care entities.--

28         (2)  There is imposed an annual assessment against

29  certain health care entities as described in this section:

30         (a)  The assessment shall be equal to .75 1 percent of

31  the annual net operating revenues of health care entities. The

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  1  assessment shall be payable to and collected by the agency.

  2  Assessments shall be based on annual net operating revenues

  3  for the entity's most recently completed fiscal year as

  4  provided in subsection (3).

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  8  And the title is amended as follows:

  9         On page 126, line 26, of the amendment, after the

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13         amending ss. 395.701 and 395.7015, F.S.;

14         reducing the Public Medical Assistance Trust

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