[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1277 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1277

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals 
 and critical access hospitals, as a condition of participation under 
    the medicare program, to meet certain requirements in order to 
advertise that the hospital has the capability of addressing emergency 
                     and acute coronary syndromes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 21, 2005

  Mr. DeWine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals 
 and critical access hospitals, as a condition of participation under 
    the medicare program, to meet certain requirements in order to 
advertise that the hospital has the capability of addressing emergency 
                     and acute coronary syndromes.

    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 ``Heart Attack Safety Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEDICARE CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION FOR HOSPITALS 
              AND CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS.

    (a) Additional Condition of Participation.--Section 1866(a)(1) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``, and'';
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (V) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(W) in the case of hospitals and critical access 
        hospitals, not to advertise (whether through written, radio, 
        television, electronic, or any other medium) that the hospital 
        or critical access hospital has the capability of addressing 
        emergency or acute coronary syndromes unless the hospital or 
        critical access hospital meets requirements established by the 
        Secretary.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
        purposes of subparagraph (W), a hospital or critical access 
        hospital that characterizes itself as having a `chest pain 
        center' shall be considered to be advertising that the hospital 
        or critical access hospital has the capability of addressing 
        emergency or acute coronary syndromes.''.
    (b) Requirements.--By not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
establish by regulation requirements under section 1861(a)(1)(W) of the 
Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a), for hospitals and 
critical access hospitals that wish to advertise that the hospital or 
critical access hospital has the capability of addressing emergency or 
acute coronary syndromes.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to medicare participation agreements in effect, entered into, or 
renewed on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
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