Section 20-77-1905 - Exemptions(a) The following hospitals shall be exempt from the assessment imposed under § 20-77-1902 unless the exemption is adjudged to be unconstitutional or otherwise determined to be invalid: (1) Hospitals that are not privately operated hospitals;(2) Hospitals licensed by the Department of Health as rehabilitation hospitals; and(b) If an exemption under subsection (a) of this section is adjudged to be unconstitutional or otherwise determined to be invalid, the applicable hospitals shall pay the assessment imposed under § 20-77-1902.