,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ice  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1         
#bjba,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,smith1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and
 ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of the  
,social ,security ,act to make technical
 corrections to rural health clinic     
payments4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rural ,health      
,clinic ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,rural   
health clinic payments  7a7 ,in general 
,section #ahcc7;f77#c7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7f77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 
by striking subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7  
and inserting the following3  7,i7 with 
respect to a rural health clinic that   
had a per visit payment amount          
established for services furnished in   
#bjbj-- 7aa7 the per visit payment      

amount applicable to such rural health  
clinic for rural health clinic services 
furnished in #bjbj1 increased by the    
percentage increase in the ,,mei        
applicable to primary care services     
furnished as of the first day of #bjba2 
or  7bb7 the limit described in         
paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and  7,,ii7 with   
respect to a rural health clinic that   
did not have a per visit payment amount 
established for services furnished in   
#bjbj-- 7aa7 the per visit payment      
amount applicable to such rural health  
clinic for rural health clinic services 
furnished in #bjba2 or  7bb7 the limit  
described in paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and  2
 and  7,b7 in clause 7ii77,i71 by       
striking under clause 7i77,i7 and       
inserting under subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7
 of clause 7i71 as applicable12 and     
7#b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and  
inserting the following3  7,b7 ,a rural 
health clinic described in this         
subparagraph is a rural health clinic   
that-- 7i7 as of ,december #ca1 #bjbj1  

was in a hospital with less than #ej    
beds and after such date such hospital  
continues to have less than #ej beds    
7not taking into account any increase in
 the number of beds pursuant to a waiver
 under subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 of       
section #aace during the emergency      
period described in subsection          
7g77#a77;,b7 of such section72 and  7ii7
 7,i7 as of ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 was   
enrolled under section #ahff7;j7        
7including temporary enrollment during  
such emergency period for such emergency
 period72 or  7,,ii7 submitted an       
application for enrollment under section
 #ahff7;j7 7or a request for such a     
temporary enrollment for such emergency 
period7 that was received not later than
 ,december #ca1 #bjbj4  4  7b7          
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if    
included in the enactment of the        
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj74