[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8246 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8246

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria 
             for designation of rural emergency hospitals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2024

Mr. Arrington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria 
             for designation of rural emergency hospitals.

    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 ``Second Chances for Rural Hospitals 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF RURAL EMERGENCY 
              HOSPITALS.

    Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(kkk)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``as of the date of the enactment of this subsection'' and 
        inserting ``as of January 1, 2014'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) was designated as rural by the Office of 
                Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources and 
                Services Administration.''.
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