Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act”.
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities.
Sec. 2 Extending acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities
Section 1866G of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc–7) is amended—
in subsection (a)(1), by striking “2024” and inserting “2029”; and
in subsection (b)—
in the header, by striking “Study and report” and inserting “Studies and reports”;
in paragraph (1)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “Not later than September 30, 2024, and again not later than September 30, 2028, the Secretary”;
in clause (vi), by striking “and” at the end;
in clause (vii), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
“(viii) in the case of the second study conducted under this paragraph, the quality of care, outcomes, costs, quantity and intensity of services, and other relevant metrics between individuals who entered into the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative directly from an emergency department compared with individuals who entered into the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative directly from an existing inpatient stay in a hospital.”
in paragraph (2)—
in the header, by striking “Report” and inserting “Reports”; and
by inserting “and again not later than September 30, 2028,” after “2024,”; and
by striking “on the study conducted under paragraph (1).” and inserting the following:
“(A) with respect to the first report submitted under this paragraph, the first study conducted under paragraph (1); and
“(B) with respect to the second report submitted under this paragraph, the second study conducted under paragraph (1).”