MS SB2801

Removes the exemption for University of Mississippi Medical Center health care facilities from annual Medicaid assessments on nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and psychiatric residential treatment facilities

Deletes the automatic July 1, 2024 repealer provision on the hospital assessment section, making the assessments permanent rather than temporary

Clarifies payment schedule for hospital assessments: UPL program and supplemental payments collected monthly by the 15th; DSH payments collected on December 15, March 15, and June 15; annual assessments collected on September 15 and monthly from December through June

Removes outdated technical language referencing specific fiscal years (2016-2021) while maintaining the assessment formulas ranging from $74 million to $104 million based on state matching fund percentages

Effective date of July 1, 2021