Protecting Access to Spinal Surgeries Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4040 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the temporary exception to the application of the site neutral IPPS payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 25, 2019 Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mr. CROW, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. MCBATH, and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the temporary exception to the application of the site neutral IPPS payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Access to 4 Spinal Surgeries Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:59 Aug 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4040.IH H4040 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4040 IH SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXCEPTION TO APPLI- 1 CATION OF SITE NEUTRAL IPPS PAYMENT 2 RATE TO DISCHARGES FROM CERTAIN SPI- 3 NAL CORD SPECIALTY HOSPITALS. 4 Section 1886(m)(6)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 5 U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 6 years 2018 and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘any of fiscal years 7 2018 through 2024’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:59 Aug 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4040.IH H4040 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS