118 HR 9823 IH: Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-09-25 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9823IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 25, 2024Mr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024.

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Waiving certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals

(a)

In general

Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended—(1)in subclause (I), by striking or at the end;(2)in subclause (II), by adding or at the end; and(3)by adding at the end the following new subclause:(III)with respect to designations occurring during the 1-year period beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subclause, is a rural community hospital (as defined in subsection (f) of section 410A of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) that was participating in the demonstration program established under such section as of such date of enactment..(b)

Conforming amendments

Section 410A(f)(1)(A)(iv) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking is not and all that follows through the period and inserting is not a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security Act)..