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Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act
To amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that rural emergency hospitals are treated as outpatient hospitals for purposes of Medicaid payment, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends Medicaid law to clarify that rural emergency hospitals are treated as outpatient hospitals for payment purposes under the federal Medicaid program. The bill specifies that Medicaid should cover rural emergency hospital services, as well as nursing facility services provided within distinct part units of rural emergency hospitals. The amendments take effect upon enactment and apply to services furnished from that date forward. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue implementing regulations within 12 months of enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
Actions (2)
- Jul 2, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Jul 2, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2025
Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Bergman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that rural emergency hospitals are treated as outpatient hospitals for purposes of Medicaid payment, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act”.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENT FOR RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS.
(a) Amendment to Medicaid Statute.—Paragraph (2)(A) of Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by inserting the following after “outpatient hospital services”: “(including rural emergency hospital services, as defined in section 1861(kkk), when such services are available),”;
(b) Nursing Facility Amendment.—Paragraph (4)(A) of Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by inserting “but including services provided in a nursing facility that is a distinct part unit of a rural emergency hospital, as defined in section 1861(kkk)(2)” after “diseases”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment, and shall apply to services furnished on or after such date.
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING.
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations to carry out the amendments made by this Act. <all>
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