Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8892 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding and promote partnerships with urban teaching hospitals. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 7, 2020 Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Ms. SEWELL of Alabama) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding and promote partner- ships with urban teaching hospitals. 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 ‘‘Rural-Urban Physician 4 Workforce Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Dec 15, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8892.IH H8892 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8892 IH SEC. 2. PROMOTING RURAL HOSPITAL GME FUNDING OP- 1 PORTUNITY. 2 Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(iv) of the Social Security Act 3 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(iv)) is amended— 4 (1) by striking ‘‘(iv) NONRURAL HOSPITAL OP- 5 ERATING TRAINING PROGRAMS IN RURAL AREAS.— 6 In the case of’’ and inserting the following: 7 ‘‘(iv) TRAINING PROGRAMS IN RURAL 8 AREAS.— 9 ‘‘(I) COST REPORTING PERIODS 10 BEGINNING BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 11 2022.—For cost reporting periods be- 12 ginning before October 1, 2022, in the 13 case of’’; and 14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 15 clause: 16 ‘‘(II) COST REPORTING PERIODS 17 BEGINNING ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 18 2022.—For cost reporting periods be- 19 ginning on or after October 1, 2022, 20 in the case of a hospital not located in 21 a rural area but establishes approved 22 medical residency training programs 23 (or rural tracks) in a rural area, the 24 Secretary shall, subject to paragraphs 25 (7) and (8) and in a manner con- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Dec 15, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8892.IH H8892 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8892 IH sistent with the principles of subpara- 1 graphs (F), (G), and (H)(i), promul- 2 gate rules for the application of such 3 subparagraphs with respect to such a 4 program and, in accordance with such 5 rules, adjust in an appropriate man- 6 ner the limitation under subparagraph 7 (F) for such hospital and each such 8 hospital located in a rural area that 9 participates in such a training.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Dec 19, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8892.IH H8892 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS