To prevent the Secretary of Health and Human Services from modifying the treatment of certain long-term hospitals as subsection (d) hospitals.
What it does: Adds SEC. __. TREATMENT OF GRANDFATHERED LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS at the end of subtitle A of title IV
Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-AL)What it changes
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Adds SEC. __. TREATMENT OF GRANDFATHERED LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS at the end of subtitle A of title IV
Adds a sectionIn S. 1 · Reported to Senate
(b) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) together with such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
Inserted: SEC. __. TREATMENT OF GRANDFATHERED LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The last sentence of section 1886(d)(1)(B) is amended by inserting ", and the Secretary may not impose any special conditions on the operation, size, number of beds, or location of any hospital so classified for continued participation under this title or title XIX or for continued classification as a hospital described in clause (iv)" before the period at the end.
Inserted: (b) Treatment of Proposed Revision.--The Secretary shall not adopt the proposed revision to section 412.22(f) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations contained in 68 Federal Register 27154 (May 19, 2003) or any revision reaching the same or substantially the same result as such revision.
Inserted: (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by, and provisions of, this section shall apply to cost reporting periods ending on or after December 31, 2002.
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At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:
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SA 1056. Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Lott, and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the medicare program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:
SEC. __. TREATMENT OF GRANDFATHERED LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--The last sentence of section 1886(d)(1)(B) is amended by inserting “, and the Secretary may not impose any special conditions on the operation, size, number of beds, or location of any hospital so classified for continued participation under this title or title XIX or for continued classification as a hospital described in clause (iv)” before the period at the end.
(b) Treatment of Proposed Revision.--The Secretary shall not adopt the proposed revision to section 412.22(f) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations contained in 68 Federal Register 27154 (May 19, 2003) or any revision reaching the same or substantially the same result as such revision.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by, and provisions of, this section shall apply to cost reporting periods ending on or after December 31, 2002.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1056 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1056 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1056 proposed by Senator Grassley for Senator Shelby.(consideration: CR S8681, S8683; text: CR S8683)
June 26, 2003
Amendment SA 1056 proposed by Senator Grassley for Senator Shelby. (consideration: CR S8681, S8683; text: CR S8683) To prevent the Secretary of Health and Human Services from modifying the treatment of certain long-term hospitals as subsection (d) hospitals.
June 26, 2003
Amendment SA 1056 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003
Senate amendment submitted
June 25, 2003