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

SB 229 repeals the sunset provision that would have automatically ended a fee assessment rule for hospitals on June 30, 2025. The bill removes the expiration date from existing law (Chapter 696 and 697 of the 2022 Acts), making the fee structure permanent. This affects hospitals and related institutions whose rates are approved by the Health Services Cost Review Commission, as they will continue to pay user fees calculated as 0.1% of their prior year's budgeted hospital revenue or the highest amount from the previous five years. The fees fund the Commission's operational costs and are not changed by this bill, only their duration.