Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6693 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to certify certain hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of designating such hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 1, 2020 Mr. THOMPSON of California 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 allow States to certify certain hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of designating such hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program. 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 ‘‘Critical Access Hos- 4 pital Expansion Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:19 May 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6693.IH H6693 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6693 IH SEC. 2. ALLOWING STATES TO CERTIFY CERTAIN HOS- 1 PITALS AS NECESSARY PROVIDERS FOR PUR- 2 POSES OF DESIGNATING SUCH HOSPITALS AS 3 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS UNDER THE 4 MEDICARE PROGRAM. 5 Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security 6 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by in- 7 serting ‘‘or on or after the date of the enactment of the 8 Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020,’’ after 9 ‘‘2006,’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:19 May 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6693.IH H6693 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS