HF 4143
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
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A bill for an act
relating to health; temporarily stopping assessment of the hospital surcharge;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256.9657, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256.9657, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Hospital surcharge.
(a) Effective October 1, 1992, each Minnesota hospital
except facilities of the federal Indian Health Service and regional treatment centers shall
pay to the medical assistance account a surcharge equal to 1.4 percent of net patient revenues
excluding net Medicare revenues reported by that provider to the health care cost information
system according to the schedule in subdivision 4.
(b) Effective July 1, 1994, the surcharge under paragraph (a) is increased to 1.56 percent.
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(c) Effective July 1, 2026, the surcharge under paragraph (a) must not be imposed. This
paragraph expires July 1, 2027.
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deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Notwithstanding the Medicare cost finding and allowable cost principles, the
hospital surcharge is not an allowable cost for purposes of rate setting under sections
256.9685 to 256.9695.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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