Bill Text - HB636 (2011)

Increasing the rate of the Medicaid enhancement tax, the nursing facility quality assessment fee, and the ICF quality assessment fee.


Revision: Feb. 1, 2011, midnight

HB 636-FN-A – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0839

09/01

HOUSE BILL 636-FN-A

AN ACT increasing the rate of the Medicaid enhancement tax, the nursing facility quality assessment fee, and the ICF quality assessment fee.

SPONSORS: Rep. Kurk, Hills 7

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

ANALYSIS

This bill increases the rate of the Medicaid enhancement tax, the nursing facility quality assessment fee, and the ICF (intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled) quality assessment fee.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0839

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT increasing the rate of the Medicaid enhancement tax, the nursing facility quality assessment fee, and the ICF quality assessment fee.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Medicaid Enhancement Tax. Amend RSA 84-A:2 to read as follows:

84-A:2 Imposition of Tax. A tax is imposed at a rate of [5.5] 6 percent upon the net patient services revenue of every hospital for the hospital's fiscal year ending during the first full calendar year preceding the taxable period.

2 Nursing Facility Quality Assessment Fee. Amend RSA 84-C:2 to read as follows:

84-C:2 Imposition of Fee. An assessment of [5.5] 6 percent of net patient services revenues is hereby imposed on all nursing facilities on the basis of patient days in each nursing facility. The fee shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. part 433.

3 ICF Quality Assessment Fee. Amend RSA 84-D:2 to read as follows:

84-D:2 Imposition of Fee. An assessment of [5.5] 6 percent of net patient services revenues is hereby imposed on all ICFs on the basis of patient days in each ICF. The fee shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of 42 C.F.R. part 433.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

LBAO

11-0839

01/19/11

HB 636-FN-A - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT increasing the rate of the Medicaid enhancement tax, the nursing facility quality assessment fee, and the ICF quality assessment fee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

    Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal note for this bill at this time. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.