PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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(e) The Commission shall:

(1) 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 June 30 of each year.

(f) On or before September 1 of each year, each facility assessed under this
section shall make payment to the Commission. The Commission shall make provision for
partial payments.

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

(h) (1) This section shall terminate and be of no effect on the first day of July
following the cessation of a waiver by law or agreement for Medicare and Medicaid
between the State of Maryland and the federal government.

(2) If notice of intent to terminate is made by the federal government to this
State prior to the first day of an intervening session of the Maryland General Assembly,
this section shall expire June 30 of the following calendar year. However, under no
circumstances shall less than seven calendar months occur between notice of termination
and expiration of this section.

Chapter 319 of the Acts of 1995

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1995, [It shall remain effective for a period of 3 5 years and, at the end of June 30,
1998 2000, and with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

Approved April 29, 1997.

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