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II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3047 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 23, 2025 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide for the treatment of certain critical access hospitals.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Restoring Rural Health Act.

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Treatment of certain critical access hospitals

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 after the semicolon; (2) in subclause (II), by inserting or after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) is a facility that— (aa) as of January 1, 2024, was designated as a critical access hospital; and (bb) receives notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the period beginning on December 1, 2024, and ending on January 1, 2027, that the facility was found to be noncompliant with the distance requirement under section 485.610(c) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); .