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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5935
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 2006
Mr. Green of Wisconsin 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 provide for an adjustment to the reduction of Medicare resident positions based on settled cost reports.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Medicare Residency Program Fairness
Act of 2006
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Adjustment to the reduction of Medicare resident positions based on settled cost reports
In general
Section 1886(h)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(7)) is amended—
by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Adjustment based on settled cost report for rural and small urban hospitals
In the case of a hospital located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or in an urban area that is not a large urban area (as so defined) for which—
the otherwise applicable resident limit was reduced under subparagraph (A)(i)(I); and
such reduction was based on a reference resident level that was determined using a cost report that was subsequently settled, whether as a result of an appeal or otherwise, and the reference resident level under such settled cost report is higher than the level used for the reduction under subparagraph (A)(i)(I);
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 422 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173).