,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #b1 #bjbe,mr4  
,davis of ,north ,carolina 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,bergman7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend ,title ,,xix of the
 ,social ,security ,act to clarify that 
rural emergency hospitals are treated as
 outpatient hospitals for purposes of   
,medicaid payment1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rural ,emergency   
,hospital ,financial ,stability ,act4   
#b4 ,clarification of ,medicaid payment 
for rural emergency hospitals  7a7      
,amendment to ,medicaid statute         
,paragraph 7#b77;,a7 of ,section        
#aije7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 is amended by
 inserting the following after          
outpatient hospital services3 7including
 rural emergency hospital services1 as  
defined in section #ahfa7kkk71 when such

 services are available712  7b7 ,nursing
 facility amendment ,paragraph 7#d77;,a7
 of ,section #aije7;a7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;d7a77 is amended by inserting but 
including services provided in a nursing
 facility that is a distinct part unit  
of a rural emergency hospital1 as       
defined in section #ahfa7kkk77#b7 after 
diseases4  7c7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the date of enactment1 and    
shall apply to services furnished on or 
after such date4  #c4 ,rulemaking ,not  
later than #ab months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
issue final regulations to carry out the
 amendments made by this ,act4