§346G-6  Hospital sustainability fee assessments.  [See Note at chapter heading.]  (a) Hospitals shall pay the hospital sustainability fee to the department in accordance with this chapter.  The fee shall be divided and paid in twelve equal installments on a monthly basis.

     (b)  The department shall collect, and each hospital shall pay, if so required, the hospital sustainability fee no later than the sixtieth day after the end of each calendar month; provided that if required federal approvals have not been secured by the end of a calendar month, the fees for that month shall be paid within ten days after notification to the hospitals that the required approvals have been received. [L 2012, c 217, pt of §2, §5; am L 2013, c 141, pt of §1, §2; am L 2014, c 123, §2; am L 2015, c 70, §2; am L 2016, c 60, §§2(4), 3; am L 2017, c 59, §5; am L 2019, c 173, §6; am L 2021, c 38, §4]