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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1595
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 12, 2007
Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility
Act of 2007
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Flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program
In general
Section 1820(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)) is amended—
in clause (iii),
by inserting (or 20, as determined on an annual, average basis)
after 25
; and
by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
In determining the number of beds for purposes of clause (iii), only beds that are occupied shall be counted.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2008.