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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9108

Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program.

Sponsor
RDerek Schmidt· Kansas
Introduced
June 2, 2026
Policy area
Health
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.June 2, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9108 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9108

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the 
eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the 
Medicare program.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Schmidt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the 
eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the 
Medicare program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADJUSTING ELIGIBILITY FOR RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL 
DESIGNATION UNDER MEDICARE.

Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(kkk)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``as of'' and inserting ``, at any point 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending 
on''; and
(2) by inserting ``, regardless of whether the national 
provider identification number assigned under the program under 
this title to such facility changes due to a change in 
ownership of such facility'' after ``this subsection''.
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