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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of critical access hospital under the Medicare program to include certain hospitals on Indian reservations.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of critical access hospital under the Medicare program to include certain hospitals on Indian reservations.
Summary
This bill amends the Medicare program's definition of 'critical access hospital' to include eligible hospitals located on Indian reservations, effective August 1, 2025. A facility on a reservation may be designated as a critical access hospital if it is located more than 35 miles (or 15 miles in mountainous areas with limited roads) from another hospital or facility that is either on a reservation or operated by the Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or tribal organization. The bill allows these hospitals on reservations to establish psychiatric and rehabilitation units without the normal bed limitations that apply to other critical access hospitals. This expansion is intended to extend Medicare benefits and support to healthcare facilities serving Indian communities in remote areas.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
Actions (2)
- Jun 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Jun 30, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 30, 2025
Mr. Newhouse 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 definition of critical access hospital under the Medicare program to include certain hospitals on Indian reservations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CERTAIN HOSPITALS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
Section 1820(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i- 4(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), by inserting “subject to subparagraph (F),” before “is located”;
(2) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking “The total” and inserting “Subject to subparagraph (F), the total”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(F) Hospitals on indian reservations.—
“(i) In general.—Beginning August 1, 2025, a State may designate a facility as a critical access hospital if the facility—
“(I) is located on a reservation (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act); and
“(II) is located more than a 35- mile drive (or, in the case of mountainous terrain or in areas with only secondary roads available, a 15- mile drive) from a hospital, or another facility described in this subsection, that— “(aa) is located on a reservation (as so defined); or “(bb) is operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act).
“(ii) Psychiatric and rehabilitation distinct part units.—A facility described in clause (i) may establish a distinct part unit under subparagraph (E) without regard to the limitation on number of beds under clause (ii) of such subparagraph.”. <all>
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