114 S607 IS: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 U.S. Senate 2015-02-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 607IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 27, 2015Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five-year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015.

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Five-year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program

(a)

Extension

Section 410A of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173; 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as amended by sections 3123 and 10313 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(5), by striking 5-year extension period and inserting 10-year extension period; and(2)in subsection (g)—(A)in the subsection heading, by striking Five-Year and inserting Ten-Year;(B)in paragraph (1), by striking additional 5-year and inserting additional 10-year; and(C)by striking 5-year extension period and inserting 10-year extension period each place it appears .(b)

Change in timing for report

Subsection (e) of such section 410A is amended by striking Not later than 6 months after the completion and inserting Not later than 2 years prior to the completion.