,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bc1         
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,cassidy1 & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social      
,security ,act to pres]ve access to     
rehabilitation innovation c5t]s "u !    
,m$ic>e program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,dr4 ,joanne ,smi? 
,memorial ,rehabilitation ,innovation   
,c5t]s ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,pres]v+      
access to rehabilitation innovation     
c5t]s "u ,m$ic>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#ahhf7;j77#g77;,e7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acieww7j77#g77;,e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ ,public availability ( data       
submitt$4--,! & ins]t+ 8,public         
availability ( data submitt$4--  7i7 ,9 
g5]al ,!  2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
clause 7i71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph    
7#a71 ! foll[+ new clauses3  7ii7       

,public recognition ( rehabilitation    
innovation c5t]s ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
clause1 ! ,secret>y %all make publicly  
available on su* ,int]net website1 9    
addition to ! in=mation requir$ to be   
report$ on su* website "u clause 7i71 a 
li/ ( all rehabilitation innovation     
c5t]s1 & %all update su* li/ on su*     
website n less frequ5tly ?an bi5nially4 
,9 c>ry+ out ! activities "u ?is clause1
 ! ,secret>y %all dissem9ate rese>*1 be/
 practices1 & o!r cl9ical in=mation     
id5tifi$ or develop$ by su*             
rehabilitation innovation c5t]s to1 z   
appropriate1 ,f$]al ag5cies1 hospitals1 
heal? pr(essional organizations1 &      
national & ,/ate accr$itation bodies4   
7iii7 ,rehabilitation innovation c5t]s  
def9$ ,= purposes ( clause 7ii71 ! t]m  
rehabilitation innovation c5t]s means a 
rehabilitation facility t1 z ( !        
applicable date 7z def9$ 9 clause 7v771 
is a rehabilitation facility describ$ 9 
clause 7iv74  7iv7 ,rehabilitation      

facility describ$ ,a rehabilitation     
facility describ$ 9 ?is clause is a     
rehabilitation facility t-- 7,i7 is     
classifi$ z a rehabilitation facility "u
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,inpati5t ,rehabilitation ,facility     
,prospective ,paym5t ,sy/em = ,f$]al    
,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 7#hc ,f$4 ,reg4      
#chead71 or any successor regulations t 
conta9 su* in=mation2  7,,ii7 holds1 z (
 ! applicable date at lea/ "o ,f$]al    
rehabilitation rese>* & tra9+           
designation = rese>* projects on        
traumatic bra9 injury or sp9al cord     
injury f ! ,national ,in/itute on       
,disability1 ,indep5d5t ,liv+1 &        
,rehabilitation ,rese>* at ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 bas$ on su*  
data submitt$ to ! ,secret>y by a       
facility1 9 a =m1 mann]1 & "t frame     
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y2  7,,iii7       
submits to ! ,secret>y a description ( !
 cl9ical rese>* ent]prise ( ! facility &
 a summ>y ( rese>* activities ( !       
facility t are support$ by ,f$]al       

ag5cies2  7,,iv7 has a m9imum ,m$ic>e   
e/imat$ weight p] dis*>ge ( #a4bj = !   
mo/ rec5t fiscal ye> = :i* su* in=mation
 is available accord+ to ! ,,irf ,rate  
,sett+ ,file describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 
or any successor regulations t conta9   
su* in=mation2 &  7,v7 has a m9imum     
tea*+ /atus ( #j4jge = ! mo/ rec5t      
fiscal ye> = :i* su* in=mation is       
available accord+ to ! ,,irf ,rate      
,sett+ ,file describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 
or any successor regulations t conta9   
su* in=mation4  7v7 ,applicable date    
def9$ ,= purposes ( clauses 7iii7 &     
7iv71 ! t]m applicable date means-- 7,i7
 ) respect to ! initial publication ( a 
li/ "u clause 7ii71 ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( su* clause2 &  7,,ii7 ) respect to !  
publication ( an updat$ li/ "u clause   
7ii71 a date specifi$ by ! ,secret>y t  
is n m ?an "o ye> prior to ! date ( su* 
publication4  7vi7 ,implem5tation       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law !      
,secret>y may implem5t clauses 7ii7     
?r\gh 7v7 by program in/ruction or      

o!rwise4  7vii7 ,nonapplication (       
,pap]work ,r$uction ,act ,*apt] #ce (   
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n  
apply to data collect$ "u clauses 7ii7  
?r\gh 7v74  4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an  
,m>* #ae1 #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices %all submit to ,congress
 a report conta9+ any recomm5dations =  
su* legislation or adm9i/rative action z
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate to    
pres]ve access to rehabilitation        
innovation c5t]s 7z def9$ 9 section     
#ahhf7;j77#g77;,e77iii7 ( ! ,social     
,security ,act1 z add$ by subsection    
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