Termination (Phoenix)

Section Number
740.00

*This information is for Model City Tax Code purposes only.

 

(a) The ATC Tax shall terminate on September 30, 2013, unless the UC payment period extends beyond that date due to an extension of AHCCCS’ authorization to make uncompensated care payments to participating hospitals and AHCCCS’ authorization to accept city funds for the non-federal share of AHCCCS payments pursuant to S.B. 1357. In the event that the ATC Tax extends beyond September 30, 2013, the ATC Tax shall terminate on the earliest of:

(1) The date on which AHCCCS’ authorization to make uncompensated care payments to participating hospitals ends;

(2) The date on which AHCCCS’ authorization to accept city funds for the non-federal share of AHCCCS payments pursuant to S.B. 1357 expires; or

(3) December 31, 2013.

(b) The access to care tax shall terminate prior to the date in Subsection (a) upon any of the following conditions:

(1) The access to care tax is determined not to be a permissible source of non-federal share funding;

(2) The access to care tax is otherwise determined to be unlawful under city, state or federal law; or

(3) A statewide hospital tax that meets the definition under 42 CFR §433.68 is adopted and takes effect.