,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself and ,mr4  
,buchanan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the     
,social ,security ,act to provide for   
support to facility-based providers     
through contracts with quality          
improvement organizations4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,hospitals from ,disaster   
,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,providing for      
support to facility-based providers     
through contracts with quality          
improvement organizations  7a7 ,,qio    
function ,section #aaed7;a7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;c-#c7;a77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#ai7 ,the organization shall provide   
support to facility-based providers 7as 
defined in section #ahfb7;g77#c77;,b77  

to prepare for and respond to extreme   
weather events to mitigate physical and 
chronic risks to such providers and     
their patients4  4  7b7 ,transfer of    
funds for ,,qio support ,section        
#ahfb7;g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7g77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7  7,a7 ,the ,secretary  
shall provide for the transfer1 from the
 ,federal ,hospital ,insurance ,trust   
,fund established under section #ahag to
 the ,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid  
,services ,program ,management ,account1
 of #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1  
to remain available until expended1 for 
purposes of requiring organizations     
described in paragraph 7#a7 to provide  
to a facility-based provider 7as defined
 in subparagraph 7,b77 support for the  
purposes described in section           
#aaed7;a77#ai74  7,b7 ,for purposes of  
subparagraph 7,a71 the term             
facility-based provider means--  7i7 a  
hospital 7as defined in section         

#ahfa7;e772  7ii7 a psychiatric hospital
 7as defined in section #ahfa7;f772     
7iii7 a skilled nursing facility 7as    
defined in section #ahfa7;j772  7iv7 a  
critical access hospital 7as defined in 
section #ahfa7mm772  7v7 a long-term    
care hospital 7as defined in section    
#ahfa7;ccc772  7vi7 a rural emergency   
hospital 7as defined in section         
#ahfa7kkk77#b772 or  7vii7 an inpatient 
rehabilitation facility 7as defined in  
section #ahhf7;d77#a77;,b77ii774  4