Beginning July 1, 2002, in addition to all other fees and taxes assessed or imposed by the Maine Revised Statutes, a tax is imposed annually against each residential treatment facility and nursing home located in the State and calculated as follows. [2003, c. 467, §5 (RPR).]
The tax imposed by this section is an obligation of the provider pursuant to section 2873 and may not be billed to a patient as a separately stated charge. [2003, c. 467, §5 (RPR).]