Chapter 65: Public Health

Article 62: Miscellaneous Provisions

Statute 65-6208: Assessment imposed on hospital providers; rate. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 65-6209, and amendments thereto, an annual assessment on inpatient services is imposed on each hospital provider in an amount equal to 1.83% of each hospital's net inpatient operating revenue for the hospital's fiscal year 2001. In the event that a hospital does not have a complete twelve-month 2001 fiscal year, the assessment under this section shall be $200,000 until such date that such hospital has completed the hospital's first twelve-month fiscal year. Upon completing such first twelve-month fiscal year, such hospital's assessment under this section shall be the amount equal to 1.83% of such hospital's net operating revenue for such first completed twelve-month fiscal year.

      (b)   Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize any home rule unit or other unit of local government to license for revenue or impose a tax or assessment upon hospital providers or a tax or assessment measured by the income or earnings of a hospital provider.

      History:   L. 2004, ch. 89, § 2; Apr. 22.