[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6515 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6515

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify the 
   application of the rule for counting resident time in nonprovider 
                               settings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 8, 2016

 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Messer, 
and Mr. Stutzman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, 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 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify the 
   application of the rule for counting resident time in nonprovider 
                               settings.

    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 ``Fairness to Teaching Hospitals Act 
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF RULE FOR COUNTING RESIDENT TIME 
              IN NONPROVIDER SETTINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5504(c) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking ``as 
to which there is not'' and inserting ``except where there was''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
as if included in the enactment of section 5504 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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