[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 29 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S2080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
  S. 632. A bill to provide for a hospital in Cass County, Minnesota; 
to the Committee on Finance.
  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill I introduce today, to provide for a hospital in Cass County, 
Minnesota, be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 632

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

     SECTION 1. MEDICARE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL DESIGNATION.

       Section 405(h) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     173; 117 Stat. 2269) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to the certification by the State of 
     Minnesota on or after January 1, 2006, under section 
     1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) of one hospital that meets the 
     criteria described in subparagraph (B) and is located in Cass 
     County, Minnesota, as a necessary provider of health care 
     services to residents in the area of the hospital.
       ``(B) Criteria described.--A hospital meets the criteria 
     described in this subparagraph if the hospital--
       ``(i) has been granted an exception by the State to an 
     otherwise applicable statutory restriction on hospital 
     construction or licensing prior to the date of enactment of 
     this subparagraph; and
       ``(ii) is located on property which the State has approved 
     for conveyance to a county within the State prior to such 
     date of enactment.''.
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