[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1479 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1479

           To provide for the treatment of certain hospitals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 2009

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
           To provide for the treatment of certain hospitals.

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

SECTION 1. MEDICARE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL DESIGNATION.

    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.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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 one hospital that 
                meets the criteria described in subparagraph (B) and is 
                located in Cass County, Minnesota, as a necessary 
                provider of health care services to residents in the 
                area of the hospital.
                    ``(B) Criteria described.--A hospital meets the 
                criteria described in this subparagraph if the 
                hospital--
                            ``(i) has been granted an exception by the 
                        State to an otherwise applicable statutory 
                        restriction on hospital construction or 
                        licensing prior to the date of enactment of 
                        this subparagraph; and
                            ``(ii) is located on property which the 
                        State has approved for conveyance to a county 
                        within the State prior to such date of 
                        enactment.''.
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