HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       2561

COMMISSION SHALL BE EQUAL TO TWICE THE NET STATE CONTRIBUTION.
THE TOTAL USER FEES ASSESSED BY THE COMMISSION MAY NOT EXCEED
$2,500,000 IN ANY FISCAL YEAR.

(3) [The total user fees shall be reasonably related
to the cost of carrying out the functions of the Commission
including the compensation and expenses of the Commission, its
officers, agents and employees; the cost of retirement and
pension contributions, social security, health insurance and
other benefits required to be paid by the State for the personnel
of the Commission; items of maintenance, services and operational
expenses; and any reasonable costs of the health planning
agencies paid by the Commission. The Commission shall take into
consideration any local and federal funds available to the health
planning agencies in allocating funds to the health planning
agencies.

(4)] The Commission shall pay all funds collected
from user fees and application fees into the General Fund of the
State.

[(b)] (C) The Commission shall:

(1)   [Except as provided in this section, assess each
facility that portion of the total user fee that compares actual
admissions of each facility to the total admissions of all
facilities.] ASSESS USER FEES FOR EACH FACILITY EQUAL TO THE SUM
OF:

(I)  THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE TOTAL
USER FEES TIMES THE RATIO OF ADMISSIONS OF THE FACILITY TO TOTAL
ADMISSIONS OF ALL FACILITIES; AND

(II)  THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE TOTAL
USER FEES TIMES THE RATIO OF GROSS OPERATING REVENUE OF EACH
FACILITY TO TOTAL GROSS OPERATING REVENUES OF ALL FACILITIES;

(2)  Establish minimum and maximum assessments; and

(3)  Assess each facility on or before April 30 of
each fiscal year.

[(c)] (D) On or before July 1 of each year, each facility
assessed under this section shall make payment to the Commission.
The Commission shall make provisions for partial payments.

[(d)] (E) Any bill not paid within 30 days of the agreed
payment date may be subject to an interest penalty to be
determined by the Commission.

19-207.1.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.