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,s4 #eba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,fis*] introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act to waive c]ta9 di/ance requirem5ts
 = c]ta9 hospitals elect+ to be         
designat$ z critical access hospitals4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,support+ ,access to ,rural ,community
 ,hospitals ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,waiv+   
c]ta9 di/ance requirem5ts = c]ta9       
hospitals elect+ to be designat$ z      
critical access hospitals  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #ahbj7;c77#b77;,b77i7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;i-#d7;c77#b77;,b77i77 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subclause 7,i71 by /rik+ or at ! 
end2  7#b7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by add+  
or at ! end2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subclause3  7,,iii7 ) respect
 to designations occurr+ dur+ ! #a-ye>  
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date t is #f mon?s    

aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is          
subclause1 is a rural community hospital
 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7f7 ( section    
#daj;,a ( ! ,m$ic>e ,prescription ,drug1
 ,improvem5t1 & ,mod]nization ,act (    
#bjjc7 t 0 p>ticipat+ 9 ! demon/ration  
program e/abli%$ "u su* section z ( su* 
date ( enactm5t4  4  7b7 ,con=m+        
am5dm5ts ,section                       
#daj;,a7f77#a77;,a77iv7 ( ! ,m$ic>e     
,prescription ,drug1 ,improvem5t1 &     
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjjc 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acieww note7 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ is n & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod 
& ins]t+ is n a critical access hospital
 7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa7mm77#a7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act744