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Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that facilities do not lose critical access hospital status as a result of a roadway or transportation infrastructure improvement.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to prevent critical access hospitals from losing their designation when nearby roadway or transportation infrastructure projects are completed. Critical access hospitals are small rural hospitals that receive special federal funding and benefits under Medicare. Under this bill, if a hospital would otherwise lose critical access status because of road construction, highway widening, bridge construction, or similar infrastructure work, it may continue to maintain that status. The bill defines transportation infrastructure improvements to include highway construction and realignment, bridge and overpass construction, and tunnel modification. This protection applies to hospitals that are currently designated or were previously designated as critical access hospitals.
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Actions (2)
- Jun 4, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Jun 4, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2026
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Figures, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Fields, and Mrs. McIver) 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 ensure that facilities do not lose critical access hospital status as a result of a roadway or transportation infrastructure improvement.
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 “Critical Access Hospital Roadway Impact Protections Act of 2026” or the “Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT FACILITIES DO NOT LOSE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL STATUS AS A RESULT OF A ROADWAY OR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.
Section 1820(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i- 4(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(F) Disregard of subsequent roadway or transportation infrastructure improvements.—
“(i) In general.—A facility that is or at any point was designated as a critical access hospital by a State under subparagraph (B) that would meet the criterion specified in clause
(i)(I) of such subparagraph but for a roadway or transportation infrastructure improvement completed on or after the date of such designation shall be deemed to continue to meet such criterion.
“(ii) Roadway or transportation infrastructure improvement defined.—For purposes of clause (i), the term ‘roadway or transportation infrastructure improvement’ includes—
“(I) the construction, realignment, widening, or enhancement of a highway or roadway; and
“(II) the construction or modification of a bridge, overpass, or tunnel.”. <all>
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