[Congressional Bills 109th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5942 Introduced in House (IH)] 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5942 To require Congressional approval for implementation of a severity- adjusted inpatient prospective payment system for rural hospitals under the Medicare Program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2006 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require Congressional approval for implementation of a severity- adjusted inpatient prospective payment system for rural hospitals under the Medicare Program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A SEVERITY-ADJUSTED INPATIENT PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR RURAL HOSPITALS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not implement a severity-adjusted inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)), including that contained in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2006 (71 Federal Register 23995), for hospitals located in rural areas (as defined for purposes of such section) without the explicit approval of Congress. <all>