118 HR 8235 RH: Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-12-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 807 118th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 8235 [Report No. 118–960, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2024 Mr. Murphy 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 December 27, 2024 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic December 27, 2024 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 2, 2024 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the distribution of certain additional graduate medical education positions under the Medicare program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act.

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Modifying the distribution of certain additional graduate medical education positions under the Medicare program

Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (9)— (A)in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by amending such subclause to read as follows: (I)Hospitals that— (aa)are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)); or (bb)are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E), but only if such hospital so treated meets a criterion specified in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) of such section. ; and (B)in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting and includes, with respect to the distribution of full-time equivalent residency positions for fiscal year 2023 or 2024, a hospital that is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) regardless of whether such hospital meets a criterion specified in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) of such section before the period; and (2)in paragraph (10)(B)(ii)(I), by amending such subclause to read as follows: (I)Hospitals that— (aa)are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)); or (bb)are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E), but only if such hospital so treated meets a criterion specified in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) of such section. .

December 27, 2024 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment December 27, 2024 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed