,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjbd,mr4   
,pet]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to include rural em]g5cy   
hospitals 9 ! def9ition ( a cov]$ entity
 = purposes ( ! drug disc\nt program "u 
section #cdj;,b ( su* ,act4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural  
#cdj;,b ,access ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4      
,includ+ rural em]g5cy hospitals z cov]$
 entities = purposes ( ! drug disc\nt   
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section          
#cdj;,b7a77#d7 ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bef;b7a77#d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,p7 7i7 ,an entity t is a  
rural em]g5cy hospital 7z def9$ 9       
section #ahfa7kkk77#b7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act7 t is own$ or op]at$ by a
 unit ( ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1 is a   
public or private non-pr(it corporation 

t is =mally grant$ gov]nm5tal p[]s by a 
unit ( ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1 or is a 
private non-pr(it rural em]g5cy hospital
 t has a contract ) a ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5t to provide heal? c>e s]vices to
 l[ income individuals :o are n entitl$ 
to b5efits "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social 
,security ,act or eligible = assi/ance  
"u a ,/ate plan "u title ,,xix ( su*    
,act4  7ii7 ,9 ! case ( an entity t     
meets ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 clause   
7i7 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,rural   
#cdj;,b ,access ,act ( #bjbd1 su* entity
 %all n be consid]$ to be a cov]$ entity
 = purposes ( ?is p>agraph unless su*   
entity 01 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( !     
,rural #cdj;,b ,access ,act ( #bjbd1 a  
cov]$ entity "u subp>agraph 7,l7 ( ?is  
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