13. Hospital provider fee. (a)(1) Beginning October 1, 2020, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 44-664.16, the District, through the Office of Tax and Revenue, may charge each hospital a fee based on its inpatient net patient revenue. (2) The fee shall be charged at a uniform rate necessary to generate no more than $8,454,038 to support inpatient Medicaid Fee-for-Service and managed care rates at the District Fiscal Year 2015 level of not less than 98% of cost to non-specialty hospitals. (3) The fee collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Hospital Fund, established by § 44-664.12. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following hospitals shall be exempt from the fee imposed under subsection (a) of this subsection: (A) A psychiatric hospital that is an agency or a unit of the District government; and (B) Howard University Hospital. (2) If an exemption provided to a hospital by paragraph (1) of this subsection is not approved for a provider tax waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (if such waiver is determined to be necessary), the hospital shall be subject to the fee imposed bsection is not approved for a provider tax waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (if such waiver is determined to be necessary), the hospital shall be subject to the fee imposed under subsection (a) of this section. (c) Repealed. (Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 5084, 64 DCR 7652; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 5042(b), 65 DCR 9388; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 5083(b), 66 DCR 8621; Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 5003, 67 DCR 10493; Sept. 18, 2024, D.C. Law 25-217, § 5043(b), 71 DCR 9990.) Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5043(b) of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-506, July 15, 2024, 71 DCR 8406). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5083(b) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5083(b) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5042(1) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review et Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5042(1) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5042(1) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200). For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 5084 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017, effective October 24, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167; 64 DCR 10802). For temporary (90-day) creation of this section, see § 5084 of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017, effective July 20, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104; 64 DCR 7032).
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