[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2610 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2610

   To amend section 1886 of the Social Security Act to continue sole 
          community hospital treatment for certain hospitals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

Mr. Kanjorski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 1886 of the Social Security Act to continue sole 
          community hospital treatment for certain hospitals.

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

SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TREATMENT FOR 
              CERTAIN HOSPITALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(1395ww(d)(5)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
    ``(vi) If a hospital (in this clause referred to as the `new 
hospital') begins operations on or after January 1, 2010, within 35 
road miles of a hospital, that, as of the date of the new hospital 
beginning operations, is a sole community hospital (in this clause 
referred to as the `existing hospital'), the existing hospital shall 
continue to be treated as a sole community hospital if--
            ``(I) the new hospital is privately owned or operated as a 
        for-profit entity; and
            ``(II) a portion of the new hospital's ownership is 
        attributable to physicians.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to hospitals for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
January 1, 2010.
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