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Non -Ad Valorem Assessment Roll means the special assessment roll prepared by the County. Ordinance means the Indian River County Local Provider Participation Fund Ordinance. Sec. 215.06. - Interpretation. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms "hereof," "hereby," "herein," "hereto," "hereunder" and similar terms refer to this Chapter. The term "hereafter" means after, and the term "heretofore" means before the effective date of the Ordinance. Sec. 215.07. - Assessment. 1) Pursuant to § 125.01, Fla. Stat., the Board is hereby authorized to create a non - ad valorem special assessment that shall be imposed, levied, collected, and enforced against Assessed Property to fund the non-federal share of Medicaid payments benefitting Assessed Properties providing Local Services in the County. Funds generated as a result of the Assessment shall be held in a separate account called the local provider participation fund and shall be available to be used only to (1) provide to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration the non-federal share for Medicaid payments to be made directly or indirectly in support of hospitals serving Medicaid and low income patients and (2) reimburse the County for administrative costs associated with the implementation of the Assessment authorized by this Ordinance, as further specified in the Assessment Resolution. 2) The Assessment must be broad based, and the amount of the Assessment must be uniformly imposed on each Assessed Property. The Assessment may not hold harmless any Institutional Health Care Provider, as required under 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(w). 3) Creation and implementation of the Assessment will not result in any additional pecuniary obligation on the County, Board, or County residents; the Assessment shall be imposed, levied, collected, and enforced against only Assessed Properties, and the Assessment Resolution shall provide that the County's administrative costs, which includes, but is not limited to any increase in the County's Medicaid contribution due to the establishment of local provider participation funds in the State of Florida, shall be reimbursed from the collected amounts. The County's administrative costs shall not exceed $150,000. Any reasonable expenses the County incurs to collect delinquent assessments, including any attorney's fees incurred as a result of contracting with an attorney to represent the County in seeking and enforcing the collection of delinquent assessments, are not subject to the limitation on administrative costs.