[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3065 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3065

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the limit on 
    amount of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment for 
                           hospitals in Ohio.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 13, 1999

 Mr. Boehner (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
  Mr. Oxley, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Strickland) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the limit on 
    amount of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment for 
                           hospitals in Ohio.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF MEDICAID DISPROPORTIONATE 
              SHARE HOSPITAL PAYMENT FOR HOSPITALS IN OHIO.

    (a) In General.--Section 1923(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396r-4(g)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``A'' and inserting 
        ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), a''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Exception.--The limitations in subparagraphs 
                (A) and (C) shall not apply to payments made to 
                hospitals (other than institutions for mental diseases 
                or other mental health facilities) located in Ohio.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to payment and payment adjustments made to hospitals on or after 
July 1, 1999.
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