SOLES Act

Bill: 118-s-5184
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2024-09-25
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5184 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Schatz , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on payments to sole community hospitals located in a non-contiguous State under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Lone Emergency Services Act or the SOLES Act . 2. Treatment of sole community hospitals located in a noncontiguous State under hospital outpatient prospective payment system Section 1833(t)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Treatment of sole community hospitals located in a noncontiguous State In the case of a sole community hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)) that is located in a noncontiguous State, for covered OPD services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, for which the PPS amount is less than the pre-BBA amount, the amount of payment under this subsection shall be increased by 94 percent of the amount of such difference. .