HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(I)  THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION;

(II)  A THIRD PARTY FOR THE COMMISSION; OR

(III)  THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 568Qa. and the first and second
sentences of b.

In subsection (a) of this section, "authenticate"
is substituted for "verify the accuracy", to
avoid confusion with the term "verified", as used
in this article. See § 1-201 of this article.

Subsection (b) of this section is revised to
enable the Legislative Auditor to perform this
audit, in accordance with the apparent intent of
Ch. 752, Acts of 1980, although the title of that

Act did not refer specifically to these audits.
See Bill Review Letter (H.B. 521) from Stephen H.
Sachs, Attorney General, to Harry R. Hughes,
Governor, May 19, 1980.

In subsection (b) of this section, the former
phrase "but are not limited to" is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the definition of
"includes"/"including".

The only other changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Commission" § 19-201
"Facility" § 19-201
"Includes"/"including" § 1-101

19-216. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF RATES AND COSTS.

(A) RATE REVIEWING POWER.

THE COMMISSION MAY REVIEW COSTS AND RATES AND MAKE ANY
INVESTIGATION THAT THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS NECESSARY TO
ASSURE EACH PURCHASER OF HEALTH CARE FACILITY SERVICES THAT:

(1)  THE TOTAL COSTS OF THE FACILITY ARE RELATED
REASONABLY TO THE TOTAL SERVICES THAT THE FACILITY OFFERS;

(2)  THE AGGREGATE RATES OF THE FACILITY ARE
RELATED REASONABLY TO THE AGGREGATE COSTS OF THE FACILITY;
AND

(3)  THE RATES ARE SET EQUITABLY AMONG ALL
PURCHASERS OR CLASSES OF PURCHASERS WITHOUT UNDUE
DISCRIMINATION OR PREFERENCE.

(B) RATE APPROVAL POWER.