Rural Emergency Hospital Adjustment Act

Bill: 118-hr-7599
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2024-03-08
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7599 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2024 Mr. LaTurner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the eligibility for designation as a rural emergency hospital under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Emergency Hospital Adjustment Act . 2. Expanding the eligibility for designation as a Medicare rural emergency hospital Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)(3) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking as of and inserting at any point during the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on .