,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjba ,mr4 
,rush 7for himself and ,mr4 ,danny ,k4  
,davis of ,illinois7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide funding relating to 
,,covid-#ai for high ,medicaid          
providers1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,funding for high medicaid providers    
relating to covid-#ai  7a7 ,funding ,in 
addition to amounts otherwise available1
 there is appropriated to the           
,secretary1 for fiscal year #bjba1 out  
of any monies in the ,treasury not      
otherwise appropriated1 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj 
for purposes of making payments to      
eligible high ,medicaid health care     
providers for health care related       
expenses and lost revenues that are     
attributable to ,,covid-#ai4 ,amounts   
appropriated under the preceding        
sentence shall remain available until   
expended4  7b7 ,application requirement 

,to be eligible for a payment under this
 section1 an eligible high ,medicaid    
health care provider shall submit to the
 ,secretary an application in such form 
and manner as the ,secretary shall      
prescribe4 ,such application shall      
contain the following3  7#a7 ,a         
statement justifying the need of the    
provider for the payment1 including     
documentation of the health care related
 expenses attributable to ,,covid-#ai   
and lost revenues attributable to       
,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,the tax             
identification number of the provider4  
7#c7 ,such assurances as the ,secretary 
determines appropriate that the eligible
 high ,medicaid health care provider    
will maintain and make available such   
documentation and submit such reports   
7at such time1 in such form1 and        
containing such information as the      
,secretary shall prescribe7 as the      
,secretary determines is necessary to   
ensure compliance with any conditions   
imposed by the ,secretary under this    

section4  7#d7 ,any other information   
determined appropriate by the           
,secretary4  7c7 ,limitation ,payments  
made to an eligible high ,medicaid      
health care provider under this section 
may not be used to reimburse any expense
 or loss that-- 7#a7 has been reimbursed
 from another source2 or  7#b7 another  
source is obligated to reimburse4  7d7  
,application of requirements1 rules1 and
 procedures ,the ,secretary shall apply 
any requirements1 rules1 or procedures  
as the ,secretary deems appropriate for 
the efficient execution of this section4
  7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,eligible high medicaid health care
 provider ,the term eligible high       
,medicaid health care provider means a  
provider of supplier that--  7,a7 is    
enrolled with a ,state ,medicaid plan   
under title ,,xix 7or a waiver of such  
plan72  7,b7 provides diagnoses1        
testing1 or care for individuals with   
possible or actual cases of ,,covid-#ai2
 and  7,c7 is either-- 7i7 a            

disproportionate share hospitals        
described in ,section #aibc7;b7 of the  
,social ,security ,act2  7ii7 a         
children's hospitals described in       
,section #ahhf7;d77#a77;,b77iii7 of the 
,social ,security ,act and ,section     
#cdj;,e of the ,public ,health ,service 
,act2  7iii7 a physician or other       
practitioner described ,section         
#aijc7t77#b7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#acif;b7t77#b77;,a772 or  7iv7 such     
other providers and suppliers as the    
,secretary determines should be         
appropriately considered to be included 
based on high caseloads of patients     
eligible under title ,,xix of the       
,social ,security ,act4  7#b7 ,health   
care related expenses attributable to   
covid-#ai ,the term health care related 
expenses attributable to ,,covid-#ai    
means health care related expenses to   
prevent1 prepare for1 and respond to    
,,covid-#ai1 including the building or  
construction of a temporary structure1  

the leasing of a property1 the purchase 
of medical supplies and equipment1      
including personal protective equipment 
and testing supplies1 providing for     
increased workforce and training        
7including maintaining staff1 obtaining 
additional staff1 or both71 the         
operation of an emergency operation     
center1 retrofitting a facility1        
providing for surge capacity1 and other 
expenses determined appropriate by the  
,secretary4  7#c7 ,lost revenue         
attributable to covid-#ai ,the term lost
 revenue attributable to ,,covid-#ai has
 the meaning given that term in the     
,frequently ,asked ,questions guidance  
released by the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services in ,june #bjbj1    
including the difference between such   
provider's budgeted and actual revenue  
if such budget had been established and 
approved prior to ,march #bg1 #bjbj4    
7#d7 ,payment ,the term payment         
includes1 as determined appropriate by  
the ,secretary1 a prepayment1 a         

prospective payment1 a retrospective    
payment1 or a payment through a grant or
 other mechanism4