Code of Massachusetts Regulations
958 CMR - HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION
Title 958 CMR 9.00 - Assessment on Certain Health Care Providers And Surcharge Payors
Section 9.03 - Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center Assessment
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
(1) General. The Commission shall establish an assessment on all Acute Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers; provided, however, that the Commission shall not assess any Acute Hospital operated by a city or town.
(2) Calculation of the Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center Assessment Percentage. Using the best information available as determined by the Commission, the Commission shall calculate an Assessment Percentage for each Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center by dividing each entity's individual GPSR for the most recent Fiscal Year for which complete data was reported to the Center pursuant to 957 CMR 3.05: Reporting Requirements by the total of all such GPSR reported by all Acute Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers.
(3) Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center Assessment Liability. The assessment liability for each Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center is the product of:
(4) Payment Process.