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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 408
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 17, 2011
Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To provide for the temporary retention of sole community hospital status for a hospital under the Medicare program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Community Hospital Jobs Act of
2011
.
Temporary retention of Medicare sole community hospital status
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective for discharges occurring during the 3-year period beginning on October 1, 2010, in the case of a hospital with Medicare provider number 51–0047, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall deem such hospital to meet the criteria for classification as a sole community hospital under section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(D)(iii)(II)).