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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.
Summary
HR 8891 amends Medicare program rules for critical access hospitals by excluding labor and delivery beds from the count of acute care inpatient beds. Critical access hospitals face limits on the number of acute care beds they can operate under the Medicare program. By excluding labor and delivery beds from this count, the bill allows rural critical access hospitals to provide maternity services without reducing their capacity for other acute care beds. This change is intended to help rural hospitals maintain or expand obstetric services.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Randy Feenstra’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $38,384
- MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC. $21,800
- BGR GROUP $15,800
- DOLL DISTRIBUTING $13,700
- FRONTIER BANK $13,450
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Actions (2)
- May 19, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- May 19, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2026
Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms. Schrier) 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 exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.
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 Maternity Options for Medical Support Act of 2026” or the “Rural MOMS Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. EXCLUDING CERTAIN BEDS FROM COUNTING AS ACUTE CARE INPATIENT BEDS FOR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting “and not including any beds which are used solely for labor and delivery” after “as the Secretary may establish”. <all>
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