H.R. 2558 – Reading Mode

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2558

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 15, 2011

Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. Engel) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To modify the definition of children’s hospital for purposes of making payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Children’s Hospitals Education Equity Act.

Program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs

Section 340E(g)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256e(g)) is amended—

(1)

by striking means a and inserting “means—

(A)

;

(2)

by striking the period and inserting ; or; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(B)

a psychiatric hospital, as defined in section 1861(f) of the Social Security Act, that has continuously since the date of enactment of this subparagraph met all of the following criteria:

(i)

The hospital is excluded from the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system pursuant to section 1886(d)(1)(B)(i) of such Act (and regulations promulgated under such section).

(ii)

The hospital has 90 percent or more inpatients under the age of 18.

(iii)

The hospital has a Medicare payment agreement.

(iv)

The hospital has an approved medical residency training program as defined in section 1886(h)(5)(A) of such Act.