119 S1800 IS: Rural Health Sustainability Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-05-19 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.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1800 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2025 Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Sustainability Act of 2025.

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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. .