Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8892
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-07
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Employment and training programs

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Medical education

Rural conditions and development

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to adjust requirements for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for participating hospitals that form tracks for medical residency training in rural areas.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8892 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2020 Mr. Wenstrup (for himself and Ms. Sewell of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding and promote partnerships with urban teaching hospitals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020 . 2. Promoting Rural Hospital GME Funding Opportunity Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(iv) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(iv) ) is amended— (1) by striking (iv) Nonrural hospital operating training programs in rural areas. —In the case of and inserting the following: (iv) Training programs in rural areas (I) Cost reporting periods beginning before October 1, 2022 For cost reporting periods beginning before October 1, 2022, in the case of ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (II) Cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2022 For cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2022, in the case of a hospital not located in a rural area but establishes approved medical residency training programs (or rural tracks) in a rural area, the Secretary shall, subject to paragraphs (7) and (8) and in a manner consistent with the principles of subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H)(i), promulgate rules for the application of such subparagraphs with respect to such a program and, in accordance with such rules, adjust in an appropriate manner the limitation under subparagraph (F) for such hospital and each such hospital located in a rural area that participates in such a training. .