65-6211. Same; notice of assessment; method of payment; assessment adjustment when a hospital ceases operations.
65-6211
65-6211. Same; notice of assessment; method ofpayment; assessment adjustment when a hospital ceases operations.(a) After December 31 of each year, except as otherwiseprovidedin this subsection, and on or before March 31 of the succeeding year, thedepartment shall send a notice of assessment to every hospital provider subjectto assessment under this act.
(b) The hospital provider notice of assessment shall notify the hospitalprovider of its assessment for the state fiscal year commencing on the nextJuly 1.
(c) If a hospital provider operates, conducts or maintains more than onelicensed hospital in the state, the hospital provider shall pay the assessmentfor each hospital separately.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this act, in the case of a personwho ceases to operate, conduct or maintain a hospital in respect of which theperson is subject to assessment inK.S.A. 2009 Supp.65-6208, and amendmentsthereto, as ahospital provider, the assessment for the state fiscal year in which thecessation occurs shall be adjusted by multiplying the assessment computed underK.S.A. 2009 Supp.65-6208, and amendments thereto, by afraction, the numerator of which is the number of the days during the yearduring which the provider operates, conducts or maintains a hospital and thedenominator of which is 365. Immediately upon ceasing to operate, conduct ormaintain a hospital, the person shall pay the adjusted assessment for thatstate fiscal year, to the extent not previously paid.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this act, a person who commencesoperating, conducting or maintaining a hospital shall pay the assessmentcomputed under subsection (a) ofK.S.A. 2009 Supp.65-6208, and amendmentsthereto,in installments on the due dates stated in the notice and on the regularinstallment due dates for the state fiscal year occurring after the due datesofthe initial notice.
History: L. 2004, ch. 89, § 5; Apr. 22.