[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2553 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2553

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the obstetrician 
   requirement insofar as it prevents DSH designation in the case of 
                        certain rural hospitals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2001

 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the obstetrician 
   requirement insofar as it prevents DSH designation in the case of 
                        certain rural hospitals.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF OBSTETRICIAN REQUIREMENT INSOFAR AS IT PREVENTS 
              DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITALS AS 
              DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS.

    Section 1923(d)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
4(d)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                    ``(iii) which the State has designated as a 
                critical access hospital (under section 1820(c)(2)) or 
                as an essential rural health care provider (under 
                applicable State law).''.
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