Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Ohio Medicaid files emergency rule to begin collecting expanded hospital franchise fee
Summary
Ohio Department of Medicaid filed an emergency rule, signed by the governor, to allow collection of an expanded hospital franchise fee included in the pending state budget; Medicaid officials said most of the revenue will return to hospitals and some will fund other budget priorities.
An emergency rule to permit collection of an expanded hospital franchise fee was filed and signed by the governor, Director Corcoran of the Ohio Department of Medicaid told the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review on the committee's request.
The emergency filing, Director Corcoran said, was needed because the budget recently agreed to by the conference committee includes a significant increase in revenue from the hospital franchise fee and there was not sufficient time to complete the usual JCAR rulemaking process. "The emergency rule was filed, signed by the governor for the hospital franchise fee," Director Corcoran said.
The move matters because the franchise fee is a broad-based tax charged to hospitals and, according to…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
