KRS 205.638: Portion of hospital provider tax collections to fund enhancements to

inpatient payments to hospitals.

Notwithstanding KRS 205.640 or any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to

the contrary, the amount of twenty -six million six hundred sev enty-three thousand seven

hundred sixty -four dollars ($26,673,764) from hospital provider tax collections under

KRS 142.303 during state fiscal year 2008 -2009 and continuing annually thereafter, shall

be matched with federal funds and used solely to contin ue the enhancements

implemented in state fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to inpatient payments to hospitals in the

Commonwealth, including those hospitals paid under managed care arrangements. Any

payments due pursuant to this section shall be made by July 30 of each state fiscal year.