[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 59 (Monday, May 15, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3947-S3948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
  S. 2556. A bill to make technical amendments to the Medicare, 
Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 regarding 
the implementation of the per diem prospective payment system for 
psychiatric hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.


legislation making technical amendments to the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
              SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999

 Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a copy 
of the legislation I am introducing today with my colleague, Senator 
Breaux, be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2556

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE BBRA.

       (a) Per Diem Prospective Payment System for Psychiatric 
     Hospitals.--Section 124 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
     Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1501A-332), 
     as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(6) of Public Law 106-
     113, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``October 1, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2000''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``October 1, 2002'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2001''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     124 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget 
     Refinement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1501A-332), as enacted into 
     law by section 1000(a)(6) of Public Law 106-113.

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