CHAPTER 35

H.P. 417 - L.D. 532

Resolve, Directing the Maine Health Data Organization To

Evaluate the Current System of Annual Assessments and User

Fees

Sec. 1. Evaluation of assessments and user fees. Resolved: That the Maine Health Data Organization shall evaluate its annual assessments and user fees, including the computation methodology for assessments and the equity of the distribution of assessments across providers and payors, with particular attention to the category of nonhospital providers. With respect to user fees, the Maine Health Data Organization shall examine current fees and develop potential strategies to reduce or eliminate user fees for providers and payors that are required to pay assessments to the organization; and be it further

Sec. 2. Report and recommendations. Resolved: That the Maine Health Data Organization shall report the results of its work and recommendations for improvements to the annual assessments and user fees to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by January 30, 2004.