,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #f1  
#bjac,mr4 ,boozman introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services to approve
 waivers under the ,medicaid ,program   
under title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act that are related to      
,state provider taxes that exempt       
certain retirement communities4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,provider ,tax ,administrative      
,simplification ,act of #bjac4  #b4     
,provider tax rule exemption for certain
 continuing care retirement communities 
,in the case of a ,state that has a     
provider tax that does not apply to     
continuing care retirement communities  
or life care communities 7as such terms 
are used for purposes of section        
#aiag7;g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifp7g77 that have no  

beds that are certified to provide      
medical assistance 7as such term is     
defined under section #aije7;a7 of such 
,act7 under title ,,xix of the ,social  
,security ,act or that do not provide   
services for which payment may be made  
under title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act1 the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services shall      
approve a waiver under section          
#dcc4fh7;e77#b77;iii7 of title #db of   
the ,code of ,federal ,regulations      
regardless of whether the ,secretary    
determines that the ,state satisfies the
 requirements of section                
#dcc4fh7;e77#b77;iii77,b7 of such title4