(3) The user fees assessed by the Commission shall be used exclusively
to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and
regulatory duties of the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle.

(4) The Commission shall pay all funds collected from fees assessed in
accordance with this section into the Health Services Cost Review Commission Fund.

(5) The user fees assessed by the Commission may be expended only for
purposes authorized by the provisions of this subtitle.

(d) (1) There is a Health Services Cost Review Commission Fund.

(2) The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject
to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(3) The Treasurer shall separately hold, and the Comptroller shall
account for, the Fund.

(4) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as
other State funds.

(5) Any investment earnings shall be retained to the credit of the Fund.

(6) The Fund shall be subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative
Audits as provided for in § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.

(7) This section may not be construed to prohibit the Fund from
receiving funds from any other source.

(8) The Fund shall be used only to provide funding for the Commission
and for the purposes authorized under this subtitle.

(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.