Section 51

Section 51 Hospital Assessment 8

Said section 64 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of "Total acute hospital assessment amount" and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

''Total acute hospital assessment amount'', an amount equal to $160,000,000, plus 50 per cent of the estimated cost, as determined by the secretary of administration and finance, of administering the health safety net and related assessments in accordance with sections 65 to 69, inclusive.

Summary

This section, along with twenty others, implements an increased and restructured hospital assessment that divides hospitals into five groups, assigning two different rates for each group (inpatient and outpatient), for a five-year term.