S.Amdt. 2512

SA 2512. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the
following:

SEC. __. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON RURAL AND URBAN HOSPITAL AND
NURSING HOME CLOSURES.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a
study on the closures of hospitals and nursing homes located
in rural, urban, and suburban areas in the United States.
Such study shall include an analysis, for each of 2024, 2025,
2026, and 2027, of--
(A) the number of hospitals located in such areas that--
(i) closed; or
(ii) reduced service offerings (obstetric services,
inpatient services, etc.); and
(B) the number of nursing homes located in such areas that
closed.
(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(A) Comptroller general.--The term ``Comptroller General''
means the Comptroller General of the United States.
(B) Nursing home.--The term ``nursing home'' means--
(i) a skilled nursing facility (as defined in section
1819(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(a)));
and
(ii) a nursing facility (as defined in section 1919(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(a)))
(C) Nursing home closure.--The term ``closure'' means, with
respect to a nursing home, that the nursing home--
(i) does not complete a required survey or certification;
or
(ii) is no longer submitting assessment data to the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
(b) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to Congress a report containing the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a)(1), together with
recommendations for such legislation and administrative
action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
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