[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1625 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1625

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
special reclassification rule for certain old agencies as new agencies 
             under the home health interim payment system.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 23 (legislative day, September 22), 1999

   Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
special reclassification rule for certain old agencies as new agencies 
             under the home health interim payment system.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIAL RECLASSIFICATION RULE FOR CERTAIN OLD AGENCIES AS 
              NEW AGENCIES UNDER THE HOME HEALTH INTERIM PAYMENT 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) BBA Amendment.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) (as amended by section 5101 of the Tax 
and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998) (contained in division J of 
Public Law 105-277)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(x)(I) In the case of an applicable agency (as defined in 
subclause (II)), the per beneficiary limitation for such agency shall 
be established under clause (vi)(I) instead of under clause (v).
    ``(II) In this clause, the term `applicable agency' means an agency 
that--
            ``(aa) began participation in the medicare program under 
        this title between January 1, 1978, and January 1, 1988;
            ``(bb) had a 12-month cost reporting period ending in 
        fiscal year 1994; and
            ``(cc) is located in Penobscot County, Maine.''.
    (b) Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act Amendment.--Section 
1861(v)(1)(L)(x)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(v)(1)(L)(x)(I)) (as added by subsection (a)) is amended by 
inserting ``(and clause (viii)(II) for cost reporting periods beginning 
during or after fiscal year 1999)'' after ``clause (vi)(I)''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) BBA amendment.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
        Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
            (2) Tax and trade relief extension act amendment.--The 
        amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect as if 
        included in the enactment of the Tax and Trade Relief Extension 
        Act of 1998) (contained in division J of Public Law 105-277).
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