Statute 65-6216: Health maintenance organization assessments
not imposed or discontinued, when; disbursement or refund of proceeds.
(a) The assessment imposed by
K.S.A. 2007 Supp.
65-6213, and amendments
thereto,
shall not
take effect or shall cease to be imposed and any moneys remaining in the fund
attributable to the assessment imposed by
K.S.A. 2007 Supp.
65-6213, and
amendments thereto,
shall be refunded
to health maintenance organizations in proportion to the
amounts paid by such health maintenance organizations if the payments
to health maintenance organizations
required under subsection (b) of
K.S.A. 2007 Supp.
65-6218, and amendments
thereto, are
changed or
are not eligible for
federal matching funds under title XIX or XXI of the federal social security
act.
(b) The assessment imposed by
K.S.A. 2007 Supp.
65-6213, and amendments
thereto,
shall not
take effect or shall cease to be imposed if the assessment is determined to be
an impermissible
tax under title XIX of the federal social security act. Moneys in the health
care access improvement
fund
derived from assessments imposed prior thereto shall be disbursed in accordance
with subsection (b) of
K.S.A. 2007 Supp.
65-6218,
and amendments thereto, to the extent that federal matching is not
reduced due to the
impermissibility of the assessments and any remaining moneys shall be refunded
to
health maintenance organizations in proportion to the amounts
paid by such health maintenance organizations.
History: L. 2004, ch. 89, § 10; Apr. 22.