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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 995 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 995

          To provide for a hospital in Cass County, Minnesota.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2007

 Mr. Coleman (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                               on Finance

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                                 A BILL

 
          To provide for a hospital in Cass County, Minnesota.

    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.
                    ``(C) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not 
                apply to the certification by the State of Mississippi 
                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) for construction of a 
                hospital that meets the criteria described in 
                subparagraph (d) and is located in Kemper County, 
                Mississippi, as necessary provider of health care 
                services to residences in the area of the hospital.
                    ``(D) Criteria for subparagraph (C).--A hospital 
                meets the criteria described in this subparagraph if 
                the hospital--
                            ``(i) has satisfied the requirement of the 
                        certificate of need laws and regulations by the 
                        State of Mississippi; and
                            ``(ii) will be constructed on property that 
                        will be conveyed by the Kemper County Board of 
                        Supervisors within the State of Mississippi.''.
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