109 HR 6154 IH: To amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act U.S. House of Representatives 2006-09-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2006 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify that facilities designated as critical access hospitals may use beds certified for such hospitals for assisted living.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Options for Rural Health Care Act of 2006.

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Clarification regarding use of critical access hospital beds for assisted living

Section 1820(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320i–4(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)

Clarification regarding use of CAH certified beds for assisted living

Nothing in this title shall be construed as preventing a facility designated as a critical access hospital from using any of its designated number of beds for purposes of providing assisted living and from accepting private payments for services furnished in connection with the use of such beds for such purpose. However, such use shall not increase the total number of beds that the facility may have and maintain its designation as such a hospital. .