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Amending Chapter 19-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hospital Assessments," to revise provisions relating to hospital assessments; and authorizing the Department of Public Health to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Commonwealth, Department of Human Services, relating to such hospital assessments; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19-3500 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 19-3500. HOSPITAL ASSESSMENTS
? 19-3501. Definitions.
In this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Assessment. The fee to be assessed under Section 19-3502 on General Acute Care [Hospitals or] Hospitals, High Volume Medicaid Hospitals, Cancer Hospitals, and Children's Hospitals.
[(2) Reserved.] (2) Cancer Hospital. A free-standing acute care hospital organized primarily for the treatment of and research on cancer and which is an exempt hospital under Section 801-G of Act No. 21 of 1967, as amended, 62 P.S. ? 801-G, known as the Human Services Code.
(3) Children's Hospital. A hospital that is excluded under 42 CFR 412.23(d) (relating to excluded hospitals: classifications) from reimbursement of certain Federal funds under the prospective payment system described by 42 CFR 412 (relating to prospective payment systems for inpatient hospital services).
[(3)] (4) General Acute Care Hospital. Hospital other than a Hospital that the Secretary has determined meets one of the following:
(a) Is a type of hospital excluded under 42 C.F.R. ? 412.23(a), (b), (d), (e) [and] or (f) (relating to excluded hospitals: classifications) [as of March 20, 2008] from reimbursement of certain Federal funds under the prospective payment system described by 42 C.F.R. Pt. 412 (relating to p...
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