Sec. HH-6. Contingency for continued federal approval of hospitals tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the tax imposed under the Maine Revised Statues, Title 36, section 2892 must be terminated within 30 days of notification by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that the tax is not a permissible health care related tax. All liability for the tax incurred prior to the effective date of this notification continues to be payable to the State. In the event of such a notification, the modifications to hospital payments funded under section 8 of this Part must also be terminated. The Department of Human Services shall adopt emergency rules to modify hospital payments accordingly. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. HH-7. Contingency for continued federal approval of hospital payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the tax imposed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 2892 must be terminated within 30 days of notification by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that all or a part of the hospital payment modifications funded under section 8 of this Part are disapproved hospital reimbursements under the State's Medicaid program.

Sec. HH-8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Allocates funds to increase MaineCare payments to hospitals in accordance with rules duly adopted by the Department of Human Services.

Federal Expenditures Fund 2003-04 2004-05

All Other $0 $28,900,000

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Federal Expenditures Fund Total $0 $28,900,000

Other Special Revenue Funds 2003-04 2004-05

All Other $0 $15,445,558

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