Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center Assessment

(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 3.00: 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: (a) the Assessment Percentage as defined in 958 CMR 9.03(2); and (b) 40% of Commission Expenses. (4) Payment Process. (a) Unless otherwise specified by the Commission, each Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center shall make a preliminary payment to the Commission on October 1st of each year in an amount equal to ½ of the Acute Hospital or Ambulatory Surgical Center’s previous year’s total assessment. (b) Each Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center shall pay the balance of its total assessment within 30 days’ notice from the Commission. (c) The Commission shall, using the best information available as determined by the Commission, adjust the assessment to account for any variation in actual Commission Expenses and any changes in Acute Hospital and/or Ambulatory Surgical Center gross patient service revenues. (d) All assessment payments must be payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in United States dollars and drawn on a United States bank.