3.0.0 3599 2023-01-11T13:23:47Z 2023-01-11T13:23:47Z House H HR 2013-11-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FORTENBERRY:H.R. 3599.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7356]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-11-21T14:05:35Z 2013-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 N H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2013-11-21 True H001045 Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] Gregg Harper R MS 3 2013-12-03 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2013-12-04 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2013-12-12 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2013-12-12 False G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2013-12-12 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2013-12-19 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2013-12-19 False Health Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Health 00 2013-11-21 Introduced in House 2013-12-19T20:00:52Z Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in implementing special payment requirements for certain long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and LTCH satellites under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for a 12-month cost reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 2013, to continue the same 25% rule patient threshold payment adjustment and exemptions as were established for the 12-month cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2012, in the same manner as provided for in a specified rule published on August 31, 2012, regarding hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPSs) for acute care hospitals and theLTCH prospective payment system and FY2013 rates.

Prohibits the Secretary from applying such special payment requirements to certain grandfathered LTCHs which are subsection (d) hospitals.

(Generally, a subsection (d) hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under the Medicare IPPS when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Excludes from the calculation of such special payment requirements any Medicare beneficiaries who: (1) were inpatients in a subsection (d) hospital within one day before their admission to a LTCH which has an average inpatient length of stay of more than 25 days, and (2) had a stay of more than seven days in an intensive care unit.

Declares that, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2014, payments made to such hospitals at amounts comparable or equivalent to amounts payable to a subsection (d) hospital for short stay patients and under the 25% rule shall be at amounts not less than what would be paid to a subsection (d) hospital had it performed the same services.

Declares that, for discharges occurring on or after enactment of this Act, in calculating the length of stay requirement applicable to a LTCH or satellite facility, the Secretary shall exclude any patient for whom payment is based on an amount comparable or equivalent to that payable to a subsection (d) hospital had such a hospital provided the same service.

]]> To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payments to long-term care hospitals, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payments to long-term care hospitals, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payments to long-term care hospitals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3599ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3599ih.xml 2013-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.