S. 4217 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4217 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act. 2. Inclusion of critical care hospitals in the paycheck protection program (a) Eligibility of hospitals with more than one physical location Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iii)) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62). (b) Waiver of affiliation rules Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I)) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62). (c) Critical care hospitals defined Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (vii) Critical care hospital defined In this subparagraph, the term critical care hospital means— (I) a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(e))) that— (aa) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D)); (bb) is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E)); or (cc) for the most recent cost reporting period under section 1886(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)), received an additional payment under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)); and (II) a nonprofit or public critical access hospital, as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1)). .