[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1728 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1728

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 14, 1999

  Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. DeWine) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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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 payments and payment adjustments made to hospitals on or after 
July 1, 1999.
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