Makes the hospital provider privilege tax permanent in Alabama.

The bill removes the sunset clause for the hospital provider privilege tax, making it permanent. This tax, imposed on privately operated hospitals, funds the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The tax is set at 6.00 percent of net patient revenue, with assessments reviewed and updated annually. The tax is intended to support hospital payments for Medicaid patients, ensuring that hospitals receive payments that equal the upper payment limit until the Hospital Assessment Account is exhausted. The tax is a cost of doing business for privately operated hospitals in Alabama.

Makes the hospital provider privilege tax permanent in Alabama.

The bill removes the sunset clause for the hospital provider privilege tax, making it permanent. This tax, imposed on privately operated hospitals, funds the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The tax is set at 6.00 percent of net patient revenue, with assessments reviewed and updated annually. The tax is intended to support hospital payments for Medicaid patients, ensuring that hospitals receive payments that equal the upper payment limit until the Hospital Assessment Account is exhausted. The tax is a cost of doing business for privately operated hospitals in Alabama.