[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8218 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8218

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
  increased Medicare payment for certain rural providers of ambulance 
                               services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2020

Mr. Gianforte 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 provide for 
  increased Medicare payment for certain rural providers of ambulance 
                               services.

    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 ``Rural Ambulance Reimbursement 
Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN RURAL PROVIDERS OF AMBULANCE 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 1834(l) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is amended in the matter following 
subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(or, in the case of mountainous 
terrain or in areas with only secondary roads available, a 15-mile 
drive)'' after ``within a 35-mile drive''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to ambulance services furnished on or after January 
1, 2021.
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