Rural Health Sustainability Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4201 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4201 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 23, 2024 Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Sustainability Act''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS. Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)(3)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``as of the date of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserti…