RUSH Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1885
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health facilities and institutions

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medicare

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act of 2021 or the RUSH Protection Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill applies certain modified payment limits to rural health clinics that temporarily enrolled in Medicare during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or that applied to enroll by December 31, 2020. The bill applies retroactively.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1885 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2021 Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. LaHood , Ms. Schrier , Mr. Griffith , Mr. Costa , and Mrs. Walorski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 adjust certain rural health clinic payments under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act of 2021 or the RUSH Protection Act of 2021 . 2. Rural health clinic payments (a) In general Section 1833(f)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(f)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking subclauses (I) and (II) and inserting the following: (I) with respect to a rural health clinic that had a per visit payment amount established for services furnished in 2020— (aa) the per visit payment amount applicable to such rural health clinic for rural health clinic services furnished in 2020, increased by the percentage increase in the MEI applicable to primary care services furnished as of the first day of 2021; or (bb) the limit described in paragraph (2)(A); and (II) with respect to a rural health clinic that did not have a per visit payment amount established for services furnished in 2020— (aa) the per visit payment amount applicable to such rural health clinic for rural health clinic services furnished in 2021; or (bb) the limit described in paragraph (2)(A); and ; and (B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking under clause (i)(I) and inserting under subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i), as applicable, ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2019, was and inserting 2020 ; (B) in clause (i), by inserting was after (i) ; and (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) (I) was enrolled under section 1866(j) (including temporary enrollment during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) for such period); or (II) submitted an application for enrollment under section 1866(j) (or requested such a temporary enrollment for such period) that was received not later than December 31, 2020. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ).