Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5189 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5189 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mrs. Fischer 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 waive certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access 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 ``Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. WAIVING CERTAIN DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALS ELECTING TO BE DESIGNATED AS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS. (a) In General.--Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) …