[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2834 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2834
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to
rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 23, 2021
Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Finance
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to
rehabilitation innovation centers 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial
Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. PRESERVING ACCESS TO REHABILITATION INNOVATION CENTERS UNDER
MEDICARE.
(a) In General.--Section 1886(j)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(j)(7)(E)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Public availability of data submitted.--
The'' and inserting ``Public availability of data submitted.--
``(i) In general.--The''; and
(2) by inserting after clause (i), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following new clauses:
``(ii) Public recognition of rehabilitation
innovation centers.--Beginning not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of
this clause, the Secretary shall make publicly
available on such Internet website, in addition
to the information required to be reported on
such website under clause (i), a list of all
rehabilitation innovation centers, and shall
update such list on such website not less
frequently than biennially. In carrying out the
activities under this clause, the Secretary
shall disseminate research, best practices, and
other clinical information identified or
developed by such rehabilitation innovation
centers to, as appropriate, Federal agencies,
hospitals, health professional organizations,
and national and State accreditation bodies.
``(iii) Rehabilitation innovation centers
defined.--For purposes of clause (ii), the term
`rehabilitation innovation centers' means a
rehabilitation facility that, as of the
applicable date (as defined in clause (v)), is
a rehabilitation facility described in clause
(iv).
``(iv) Rehabilitation facility described.--
A rehabilitation facility described in this
clause is a rehabilitation facility that--
``(I) is classified as a
rehabilitation facility under the IRF
Rate Setting File for the Inpatient
Rehabilitation Facility Prospective
Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year
2019 (83 Fed. Reg. 38514), or any
successor regulations that contain such
information;
``(II) holds, as of the applicable
date at least one Federal
rehabilitation research and training
designation for research projects on
traumatic brain injury or spinal cord
injury from the National Institute on
Disability, Independent Living, and
Rehabilitation Research at the
Department of Health and Human
Services, based on such data submitted
to the Secretary by a facility, in a
form, manner, and time frame specified
by the Secretary;
``(III) submits to the Secretary a
description of the clinical research
enterprise of the facility and a
summary of research activities of the
facility that are supported by Federal
agencies;
``(IV) has a minimum Medicare
estimated weight per discharge of 1.20
for the most recent fiscal year for
which such information is available
according to the IRF Rate Setting File
described in subclause (I), or any
successor regulations that contain such
information; and
``(V) has a minimum teaching status
of 0.075 for the most recent fiscal
year for which such information is
available according to the IRF Rate
Setting File described in subclause
(I), or any successor regulations that
contain such information.
``(v) Applicable date defined.--For
purposes of clauses (iii) and (iv), the term
`applicable date' means--
``(I) with respect to the initial
publication of a list under clause
(ii), the date of the enactment of such
clause; and
``(II) with respect to the
publication of an updated list under
clause (ii), a date specified by the
Secretary that is not more than one
year prior to the date of such
publication.
``(vi) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law the Secretary may
implement clauses (ii) through (v) by program
instruction or otherwise.
``(vii) Nonapplication of paperwork
reduction act.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code, shall not apply to data collected
under clauses (ii) through (v).''.
(b) Report.--Not later than March 15, 2022, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report containing any
recommendations for such legislation or administrative action as the
Secretary determines appropriate to preserve access to rehabilitation
innovation centers (as defined in section 1886(j)(7)(E)(iii) of the
Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)).
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