[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 487 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 487

 To waive the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access 
                  hospital under the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To waive the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access 
                  hospital under the Medicare program.

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

SECTION 1. 35-MILE REQUIREMENT FOR DESIGNATION OF A CRITICAL ACCESS 
              HOSPITAL UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 
2009, the requirement of subclause (I) of section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(i)) is deemed to 
have been met by one hospital that is located in Osceola, Missouri.
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