Rural Health Sustainability Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1800 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1800 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 May 19, 2025 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 of 2025''. 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 …