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I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6296 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2006 Mr. Oberstar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to restore State authority to waive the application of the 35-mile rule to permit the designation of a critical access hospital in Cass County, Minnesota.

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Restoring State authority to waive application of 35-mile rule to permit designation of a critical access hospital in Cass County, Minnesota

Section 405(h) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173; 117 Stat. 2269) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)

Exception

The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not apply to the certification by the State of Minnesota on or after January 1, 2006, under section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) of a hospital in Cass County, Minnesota, as a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area of the hospital. .