Health Services Cost Review Commission – User Fee Assessment – Repeal of Sunset

HB 54 repeals the sunset provision that would have ended the fee limits for hospitals and related institutions paying user fees to Maryland's Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCR) on June 30, 2025. The bill makes permanent the existing rule that caps total user fees at either 0.1% of a hospital's prior year budgeted revenue or the highest amount from the previous five years, whichever is greater. This directly affects hospitals and healthcare facilities required to pay these fees to fund the Commission's operations. The change ensures the fee structure remains in effect without needing future legislative action to extend it.