[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 652 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 652

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend modifications 
  to DSH allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
            Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2003

   Mr. Chafee (for himself, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. DeWine, Mrs. 
   Feinstein, Mr. Warner, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
 Rockefeller, Mr. Bunning, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
  Kerry, and Mrs. Hutchison) 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 extend modifications 
  to DSH allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
            Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Hospitals Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID DSH ALLOTMENT ADJUSTMENTS UNDER BIPA 
              2000.

    (a) In General.--Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396r-4(f))--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``through 2002'' 
                and inserting ``through 2000'';
                    (B) by striking ``ending with fiscal year 2002'' 
                and inserting ``ending with fiscal year 2000''; and
                    (C) in the table in such paragraph, by striking the 
                columns labeled ``FY 01'' and ``FY02'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), as added by section 701(a)(1) of the 
        Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and 
        Protection Act of 2000 (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) 
        of Public Law 106-554)--
                    (A) by striking ``for fiscal years 2001 and 2002'' 
                in the heading;
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the'' and inserting 
                ``The'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``No application'' and 
                        inserting ``Application''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``without regard to'' and 
                        inserting ``taking into account''.
    (b) Increase in Medicaid DSH Allotment for the District of 
Columbia.--
            (1) In general.--Effective for DSH allotments beginning 
        with fiscal year 2003, the item in the table contained in 
        section 1923(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
        4(f)(2)) for the District of Columbia for the DSH allotment for 
        FY 00 (fiscal year 2000) is amended by striking ``32'' and 
        inserting ``49''.
            (2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
        construed as preventing the application of section 1923(f)(4) 
        of the Social Security Act (as amended by subsection (a)) to 
        the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2003 and subsequent 
        fiscal years.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to DSH allotments for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
2003.
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