1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020”.
Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to exempt certain ambulatory surgery and outpatient health centers from affiliation rules, and for other purposes.
2. Exemption of certain outpatient health centers from affiliation rules under the Paycheck Protection Program
Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)) is amended—
in subclause (II), by striking “and” at the end;
in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new subclause:
“(IV) any business concern with not more than 500 employees that, as of the date on which the covered loan is disbursed, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code of beginning with 62142 or 62149, and is an affiliate of a non-profit hospital.”