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House keeps hospital 'bed tax' for one more year, citing Medicaid match
Utah House of Representatives · February 26, 1997
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Summary
The House voted Feb. 26, 1997 to extend a hospital bed tax mechanism (HB331) that sponsors said yields a $6.5 million state cap and attracts roughly $19.5 million in federal Medicaid matching funds; the recorded floor vote was 51–15 in favor.
Representative John L. Valentine opened debate on House Bill 331, describing it as a mechanism that imposes a per-patient 'bed tax' to generate state revenue and, crucially, leverage federal Medicaid matching funds. Valentine said the bill sets the statutory rate (cited on the floor as $1 per patient encounter for the program) and…
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