,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #afjg ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4 ,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to provide protections = pati5ts s*$ul+ non-em]g5cy proc$ures at 9-network hospitals1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$ical ,bill+ ,fairness ,act ( #bjai4 #b4 ,additional conditions ( p>ticipation = hospitals "u ! ,m$ic>e program ) respect to s*$ul+ ( non-em]g5cy proc$ures at 9-network hospitals 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ahff7;a77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;cc7a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by mov+ ! ind5tation ( subp>agraph 7,w7 #b ems to ! left2 7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,x7-- 7,a7 by mov+ ! ind5tation #b ems to ! left2 & 7,b7 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7#c7 9 subp>agraph 7,y71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 1 &2 & 7#d7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,y7 ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 7,z7 7i7 9 ! case ( a hospital1 ) respect to a non-em]g5cy proc$ure s*$ul$ by a pati5t 9 ! hospital :]e ! hospital is 9-network = ! pati5t-- 7,i7 to provide to ! pati5t at ! "t ( s*$ul+ ! opportunity to in=m ! hospital t !y w\ld l 9-network treatm5t only = ! proc$ure2 & 7,,ii7 if su* treatm5t is n available at ! "t ( ! proc$ure despite ! pati5t in=m+ ! hospital t !y w\ld l su* treatm5t at ! "t ( s*$ul+1 to provide = paym5t by ! hospital ( any additional co/ to ! pati5t1 gr\p heal? plan1 or gr\p or individual heal? insurance cov]age = ! proc$ure z a result ( any treatm5t t is n 9-network4 7ii7 ,= purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m non-em]g5cy proc$ure means exam9ation or treatm5t = a m$ical condition 7o!r ?an an em]g5cy m$ical condition1 z def9$ 9 section #ahfg7;e77#a774 4 7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & apply to contracts ent]$ into or r5ew$ on or aft] ! date t is six mon?s aft] su* date ( enactm5t4