[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2556 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2556

   To make technical amendments to the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 regarding the implementation of 
   the per diem prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To make technical amendments to the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 regarding the implementation of 
   the per diem prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals.

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

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE BBRA.

    (a) Per Diem Prospective Payment System for Psychiatric 
Hospitals.--Section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced 
Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1501A-332), as enacted into 
law by section 1000(a)(6) of Public Law 106-113, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``October 1, 2001'' and 
        inserting ``October 1, 2000''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``October 1, 2002'' and 
        inserting ``October 1, 2001''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 124 of the 
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 1501A-332), as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(6) of 
Public Law 106-113.
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