PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

Bill: 116-s-4217
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2020-07-20
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business expenses

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government lending and loan guarantees

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Hospital care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Rural conditions and development

Small business

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act</b></p> <p>This bill includes within the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), certain rural hospitals or hospitals serving low-income patients that are designated as critical care hospitals.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4217 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act . 2. Inclusion of critical care hospitals in the paycheck protection program (a) Eligibility of hospitals with more than one physical location Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iii) ) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) . (b) Waiver of affiliation rules Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) ) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) . (c) Critical care hospitals defined Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (vii) Critical care hospital defined In this subparagraph, the term critical care hospital means— (I) a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(e) )) that— (aa) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) ); (bb) is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E) ); or (cc) for the most recent cost reporting period under section 1886(d) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d) ), received an additional payment under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F) ); and (II) a nonprofit or public critical access hospital, as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1) ). .