[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3609 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3609

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements 
for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished 
         by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2015

Mr. Westerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements 
for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished 
         by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR AMBULANCE 
              SERVICES FURNISHED BY CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS.

    Section 1834(l)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``both'' before ``located''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and licensed or otherwise authorized to 
        furnish services in the State in which such critical access 
        hospital is located'' before the period at the end.
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