Sec. 105. Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds
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Section 1886(m)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6) ), as amended by section 104, is further amended— in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking and
(F)and inserting (F), and
(G); in subparagraph (E)(i)(I)(aa), by striking the amendment made and all that follows before the semicolon and inserting the last sentence of subsection (d)(1)(B) ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: For a discharge occurring in a cost-reporting period beginning during fiscal year 2018, subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply (and payment shall be made to a long-term care hospital without regard to this paragraph) if such discharge— is from a long-term care hospital identified by the last sentence of subsection (d)(1)(B); is classified under MS–LTCH–DRG 602, 603, 539, or 540; and is with respect to an individual treated by a long-term care hospital for a severe wound. In this subparagraph, the term severe wound means a wound which is a stage 3 wound, stage 4 wound, unstageable wound, non-healing surgical wound, or fistula as identified in the claim from the long-term care hospital. In this subparagraph, the term wound means an injury involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane with exposure to the external environment. . The Comptroller General of the United States shall, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, conduct a study on the treatment needs of individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act or enrolled under part B of such title who require specialized wound care, and the cost, for such individuals and the Medicare program under such title, of treating severe wounds in rural and urban areas. Such study shall include an assessment of— access of such individuals to appropriate levels of care for such cases; the potential impact that section 1886(m)(6)(A)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)(A)(i) ) will have on the access, quality, and cost of care for such individuals; and how to appropriately pay for such care under the Medicare program under such title. Not later than October 1, 2020, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), including recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
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Sec. 105
Temporary exception to site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds
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