[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1742

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit certain 
  skilled nursing facilities to participate in the 3-year transition 
    period under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing 
                           facility services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 18, 1999

 Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Craig) 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 permit certain 
  skilled nursing facilities to participate in the 3-year transition 
    period under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing 
                           facility services.

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

SECTION. 1. APPLICATION OF PPS TRANSITION PERIOD TO CERTAIN SKILLED 
              NURSING FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1888(e)(2)(E) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(E)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``In'' and inserting 
        ``Subject to clause (iii), in''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Special rule.--Clause (ii) shall 
                        not apply (and the transition period shall 
                        apply) to a skilled nursing facility that--
                                    ``(I) received a medicare provider 
                                number prior to August 30, 1995;
                                    ``(II) provided services to 
                                beneficiaries under this title prior to 
                                such date; and
                                    ``(III) elects to waive the 
                                application of clause (ii).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 251).
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