65-6211. Same; notice of assessment; method of payment; assessment adjustment when a hospital ceases operations. (a) After December 31 of each year, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, and on or before March 31 of the succeeding year, the department shall send a notice of assessment to every hospital provider subject to assessment under this act.

(b) The hospital provider notice of assessment shall notify the hospital provider of its assessment for the state fiscal year commencing on the next July 1.

(c) If a hospital provider operates, conducts or maintains more than one licensed hospital in the state, the hospital provider shall pay the assessment for each hospital separately.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this act, in the case of a person who ceases to operate, conduct or maintain a hospital in respect of which the person is subject to assessment in K.S.A. 65-6208, and amendments thereto, as a hospital provider, the assessment for the state fiscal year in which the cessation occurs shall be adjusted by multiplying the assessment computed under K.S.A. 65-6208, and amendments thereto, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of the days during the year during which the provider operates, conducts or maintains a hospital and the denominator of which is 365. Immediately upon ceasing to operate, conduct or maintain a hospital, the person shall pay the adjusted assessment for that state fiscal year, to the extent not previously paid.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this act, a person who commences operating, conducting or maintaining a hospital shall pay the assessment computed under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 65-6208, and amendments thereto, in installments on the due dates stated in the notice and on the regular installment due dates for the state fiscal year occurring after the due dates of the initial notice.

History: L. 2004, ch. 89, § 5; Apr. 22.