II
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1171
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 3, 2009
Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Inhofe) 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 restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Critical Access Flexibility Act of
2009
.
Restoring State Authority to Waive the 35-mile rule for Medicare Critical Access Hospital designations
Section
1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting or on or after the date
of enactment of the Critical Access
Flexibility Act of 2009
after January 1,
2006,
.