To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9108 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9108

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the 
  eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the 
                           Medicare program.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2026

 Mr. Schmidt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL

 
     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the 
  eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation 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. ADJUSTING ELIGIBILITY FOR RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL 
              DESIGNATION UNDER MEDICARE.

    Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(kkk)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``as of'' and inserting ``, at any point 
        during the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending 
        on''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, regardless of whether the national 
        provider identification number assigned under the program under 
        this title to such facility changes due to a change in 
        ownership of such facility'' after ``this subsection''.
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