[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4855 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4855

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reinstate certain 
 bonus and capital payment levels for rehabilitation hospital services 
                 under part A of the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 1998

  Mr. Neal of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reinstate certain 
 bonus and capital payment levels for rehabilitation hospital services 
                 under part A of the Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reinstatement of Medicare Bonus and 
Capital Payment for Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF BONUS THRESHOLDS FOR REHABILITATION HOSPITALS 
              AND UNITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting after ``15 percent'' the 
        following: ``(or 50 percent in the case of a rehabilitation 
        hospital or unit, as defined for purposes of subsection 
        (d)(1)(B))''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after ``2 percent'' the 
        following: ``(or 5 percent in the case of such a rehabilitation 
        hospital or unit)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to 
cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1998.

SEC. 3. REINSTATEMENT OF CAPITAL PAYMENT LEVELS FOR REHABILITATION 
              HOSPITALS AND UNITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(g)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(g)(4)) is amended by striking ``described in clause (i), (ii), 
or (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(B) or a unit'' and inserting ``described 
in clause (i) or (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(B) or a unit (other than a 
rehabilitation unit)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1998.
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