Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act of 2026” or the “Rural MOMS Act of 2026”.
Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act of 2026
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.
Sec. 2 Excluding certain beds from counting as acute care inpatient beds for critical access hospitals under the Medicare program
Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting “and not including any beds which are used solely for labor and delivery” after “as the Secretary may establish”.