,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjag,ms4
 ,j5k9s ( ,kansas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 
,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 & ,mr4 ,k9z+]7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a   
,,bill  ,to enable hospital-bas$ nurs+  
programs t are affiliat$ ) a hospital to
 ma9ta9 paym5ts "u ! ,m$ic>e program to 
hospitals = ! co/s ( su* programs4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,mak+ ! ,education ( ,nurses ,dep5dable 
= ,s*ools ,act or ! ,,m5d ,act4  #b4    
,enabl+ hospital-bas$ nurs+ programs t  
are affiliat$ ) a hospital to ma9ta9    
m$ic>e paym5ts = ! co/s ( su* programs  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( cl>ify+ !    
me?odology = paym5t "u ! ,m$ic>e program
 "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 to   
provid]s = ! co/s ( nurs+ & alli$ heal? 
education activities = co/ report+      
p]iods beg9n+ on or aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      

,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all apply     
section #dac4he ( title #db1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations--  7#a7 by treat+ a 
provid] z meet+ all ( ! requirem5ts     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7f77#a7 ( su*       
section if ! provid] or a :olly own$    
subsidi>y educational in/itution ( su*  
provid] s+ly or collectively meets all (
 su* requirem5ts2  7#b7 9 ! case ( a    
provid] t w\ld meet ! requirem5ts (     
p>agraph 7g77#c7 ( su* section1 )       
respect to a nurs+ or alli$ heal?       
education program1 except t ! transf]   
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph ( su* a program 
to a :olly own$ subsidi>y educational   
in/itution 9 ord] to meet accr$itation  
/&>ds occurr$ aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjjc1 by
 treat+ su* provid] z meet+ !           
requirem5ts ( su* p>agraph 7& eligible =
 paym5ts "u su* p>agraph7 ) respect to  
su* program2  7#c7 9 ! case ( a provid] 
or :olly own$ subsidi>y educational     
in/itution ( su* provid] t has be5 9    
cont9u\s op]ation s9ce ,octob] #a1      
#bjjc1 by treat+ su* provid]1 beg9n+ z (

 su* date ) respect to su* program1 z   
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( ?is  
subsection2 &  7#d7 by def9+ ! t]m :olly
 own$ subsidi>y educational in/itution1 
z ref]5c$ 9 su* section1 z su* t]m is   
def9$ "u subsection 7b74  7b7           
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,provid] ,! t]m provid] has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #djj4bjb ( title
 #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  7#b7
 ,:olly own$ subsidi>y educational      
in/itution ,! t]m :olly own$ subsidi>y  
educational in/itution means1 ) respect 
to a provid]1 an educational in/itution 
t--  7,a7 is organiz$ z a legal entity  
di/9ct f ! provid]2  7,b7 has ! provid] 
z its sole own] or sole memb]2 &  7,c7  
is organiz$ 9 ! same ,/ate 9 :i* !      
provid] is organiz$ or regi/]$ to d     
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