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—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “as of” and inserting “, at any point during the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on”;
in subparagraph (A), by striking “or” at the end;
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(C) was an off-campus outpatient department of a hospital (as defined in section 1833(t)(21)(B)) that—
“(i) was a dedicated emergency department (as defined in section 489.24(b) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)); and
“(ii) was located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)).”