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PUBLIC LAW 102-234—DEC. 12, 1991 105 STAT. 1795 1993, or with a provider-specific tax enacted on November 4, 1991, the effective date is July 1, 1993. "(2)(A) In this subsection (except as provided in paragraph (6)), the term 'provider-related donation' means any donation or other voluntary payment (whether in cash or in kind) made (directly or indirectly) to a State or unit of local government by— "(i) a health care provider (as defined in paragraph (7)(B)), "(ii) an entity related to a health care provider (as defined in paragraph (7)(C)), or "(iii) an entity providing goods or services under the State plan for which payment is made to the State under paragraph (2), (3), (4), (6), or (7) of subsection (a). "(B) For purposes of paragraph (l)(A)(i)(I), the term 'bona fide provider-related donation' means a provider-related donation that has no direct or indirect relationship (as determined by the Secretary) to payments made under this title to that provider, to providers furnishing the same class of items and services as that provider, or to any related entity, as established by the State to the satisfaction of the Secretary. The Secretary may by regulation specify types of provider-related donations described in the previous sentence that will be considered to be bona fide provider-related donations. "(C) For purposes of paragraph (l)(A)(i)(II), donations described in this subparagraph are funds expended by a hospital, clinic, or similar entity for the direct cost (including costs of training and of preparing and distributing outreach materials) of State or local agency personnel who are stationed at the hospital, clinic, or entity to determine the eligibility of individuals for medical assistance under this title and to provide outreach services to eligible or potentially eligible individuals. "(3)(A) In this subsection (except as provided in paragraph (6)), the term 'health care related tax' means a tax (as defined in paragraph (7)(F)) that— "(i) is related to health care items or services, or to the provision of, the authority to provide, or payment for, such items or services, or "(ii) is not limited to such items or services but provides for treatment of individuals or entities that are providing or paying for such items or services that is different from the treatment provided to other individuals or entities. In applying clause (i), a tax is considered to relate to health care items or services if at least 85 percent of the burden of such tax falls on health care providers. "(B) In this subsection, the term 'broad-based health care related tax' means a health care related tax which is imposed with respect to a class of health care items or services (as described in paragraph (7)(A)) or with respect to providers of such items or services and which, except as provided in subparagraphs (D) and (E)— "(i) is imposed at least with respect to all items or services in the CIEISS furnished by all non-Federal, nonpublic providers in the State (or, in the case of a tax imposed by a unit of local government, the area over which the unit has jurisdiction) or is imposed with respect to all non-Federal, nonpublic providers in the class; and "(ii) is imposed uniformly (in accordance with subparagraph (O).