[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2853 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2853

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on 
    disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural 
                               hospitals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2008

  Ms. Landrieu (for herself and Mr. Vitter) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on 
    disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural 
                               hospitals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE ADJUSTMENT 
              PERCENTAGES FOR CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITALS.

    Section 1886(d)(5)(F)(xiv)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)(xiv)(II)) is amended by striking ``12 percent'' 
and inserting ``12 percent. The preceding sentence shall not apply to a 
hospital that, in the case of discharges occurring on or after April 1, 
2004, is classified as a rural referral center under subparagraph (C), 
that, in the case of discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2006, 
is classified as a medicare-dependant, small rural hospital under 
subparagraph (G)(iv), or that, in the case of discharges occurring on 
or after October 1, 2008, is located in a rural area and has more than 
100 beds.''.
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