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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 507, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Fasano offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (570369) (with title 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
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8 And the title is amended as follows:
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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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