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2006 SESSION
SB 519 Hospitals; if designated Medicare dependent then considered rural.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Designation as rural hospital. Establishes in state law that any medical care facility licensed as a hospital will be considered a rural hospital on and after September 30, 2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(8)(E)(ii)(II), if (i) the hospital is located in an area defined as rural by federal statute or regulation; (ii) the Board of Health defines, in regulation, the area in which the hospital is located as a rural health area or the hospital as a rural hospital; or (iii) the hospital was designated, prior to October 1, 2004, as a Medicare-dependent small rural health hospital, as defined in 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv).
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Designation as rural hospital. Establishes in state law that any hospital that was designated a Medicare-dependent small rural hospital, as defined in 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv) prior to October 1, 2004, shall be designated a rural hospital pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(8)(E)(ii)(II) on and after September 30, 2004. For purposes of Medicare, reimbursement for hospitals designated as Medicare-dependent small rural hospitals is calculated through a different mechanism than for other hospitals.