AN ACT REVISING THE CALCULATION OF THE HOSPITAL TAX.

SB 188 revises the hospital tax calculation to base it on the number of Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured patients served by a hospital, rather than the current method. This directly affects hospitals subject to the tax, as their tax liability would now be determined by these specific patient counts. The bill replaces the existing calculation formula with a new one that uses these patient categories as the sole basis for determining tax amounts. This policy change represents a concrete adjustment to how hospital tax obligations are computed.