Sec. 114. Restoring State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for certain Medicare critical access hospital designations
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Section 1820 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4 ) is amended— in subsection (c)(2)— in subparagraph (B)(i)— in subclause (I), by striking at the end or ; in subclause (II), by inserting at the end or ; and by adding at the end the following new subclause: subject to subparagraph (G), is a hospital described in subparagraph
(F)and is certified on or after the date of the enactment of the Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act by the State as being a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area; ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i)(III), a hospital described in this subparagraph is a hospital that— is a sole community hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)), a medicare dependent, small rural hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(G)(iv)), a low-volume hospital that in 2021 receives a payment adjustment under section 1886(d)(12), a subsection
(d)hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B)) that has fewer than 50 beds, or, subject to the limitation under subparagraph (G)(i)(I), is a facility described in subparagraph (G)(ii); is located in a rural area, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D); is located— in a county that has a percentage of individuals with income that is below 150 percent of the poverty line that is higher than the national or statewide average in 2020; or in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act); or has a percentage of inpatient days of individuals entitled to benefits under part A of this title, enrolled under part B of this title, or enrolled under a State plan under title XIX that is higher than the national or statewide average in 2019 or 2020; subject to subparagraph (G)(ii)(II), has attested to the Secretary two consecutive years of negative operating margins preceding the date of certification described in subparagraph (B)(i)(III); and submits to the Secretary— at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, an attestation outlining the good governance qualifications and strategic plan for multi-year financial solvency of the hospital; and not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary issues final regulations pursuant to section 114(b) of the Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act, an application for certification of the facility as a critical access hospital. The Secretary may not under subsection
(e)certify pursuant to a certification by a State under subparagraph (B)(i)(III)— more than a total of 175 facilities as critical access hospitals, of which not more than 20 percent may be facilities described in clause (ii); and within any one State, more than 10 facilities as critical access hospitals. A facility described in this clause is a facility that as of the date of enactment of this subparagraph met the criteria for designation as a critical access hospital under subparagraph (B)(i)(I). For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i)(III), the criteria described in subparagraph (F)(iv) shall not apply with respect to the designation of a facility described in subclause (I). ; and in subsection (e), by inserting , subject to subsection (c)(2)(G), after The Secretary shall . Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations to carry out this section. Nothing in this section shall affect the application of criteria for designation as a critical access hospital described in subclause
(I)or
(II)of section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i) ).
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- 42 USC 1395i–4
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Sec. 114
Restoring State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for certain Medicare critical access hospital designations
Cite42 USC 1395i–4
Cite42 USC 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)
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