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H.R. 8235 — what changed

Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Modifying the distribution of certain additional graduate medical education positions under the Medicare program

changed Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) 1395ww(h)) is amended—

(1)
in paragraph (9)—
(A)
in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by amending such subclause to read as follows:

“(I) Hospitals that—

“(aa) are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)); or

“(bb) are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E), but only if such hospital so treated meets a criterion specified in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) of such section.”

(B)
in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting “and includes, with respect to the distribution of full-time equivalent residency positions for fiscal year 2023 or 2024, a hospital that is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) regardless of whether such hospital meets a criterion specified in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) of such section” before the period; and
(2)
in paragraph (10)(B)(ii)(I), by amending such subclause to read as follows:

“(I) Hospitals that—

“(aa) are located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)); or

“(bb) are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E), but only if such hospital so treated meets a criterion specified in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) of such section.”