Ch. 148                                    1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

used to cover certain costs and expended for a certain purpose; and generally
relating to personnel of and user fees for the Health Resources Planning
Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
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Section 19-122(a) and (b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

19-122.

(a)     [(1)]In this section: [the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) (i)] (1) "Facilities" means:

[1.] (I) Hospitals;

[2.] (II) Special hospitals; and

[3.] (III) Nursing homes [.]; AND           

[(ii)](2) "Facilities" does not include a kidney disease treatment unit
or any agency of the Department.

[(3) "Net-State contribution" means for fiscal year 1995 1998 and for each
fiscal year thereafter, one-fifth of the General Fund appropriation for the Commission.]

(b)     (1) The Commission, in lieu of the application fees provided for in §
19-115(b) of this subtitle, shall impose a user fee on facilities.

(2)     The total user fees assessed by the Commission may not exceed
[$3,000,000] $3,250,000 in any fiscal year.

(3)     Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, FOR
FISCAL YEARS 1995, 1996, AND 1997 [for fiscal year 1994] the total user fees assessed by
the Commission shall be equal to the General Fund appropriation.

(4)     [Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, for fiscal
year 1995 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total user fees assessed by the
Commission shall be equal to 4 times the net State contribution.

(5)] The Commission shall pay all funds collected from user fees and
application fees into the General Fund of the State [, with any user fee revenue
unobligated by the Commission's current budget carried over to offset the total user fee
assessment for the next fiscal year].

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