This bill expands a temporary exception from the Medicare site-neutral inpatient payment rate with respect to certain hospital discharges involving severe wounds.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 4104 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4104
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the
additional temporary exception from the Medicare site-neutral inpatient
payment rate to additional DRG codes for severe wound discharges from
long-term care hospitals.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 24, 2017
Mr. Harper introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the
additional temporary exception from the Medicare site-neutral inpatient
payment rate to additional DRG codes for severe wound discharges from
long-term care hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENDING ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXCEPTION FROM MEDICARE SITE-
NEUTRAL IPPS PAYMENT RATE TO ADDITIONAL SEVERE WOUND
DISCHARGES LTCH DRG CODES.
Section 1886(m)(6)(G)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(m)(6)(G)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ``MS-LTCH-DRG 602, 603,
539, or 540'' and inserting ``MS-LTCH-DRG 981, 579, 592, 593, 602, 603,
539, or 540''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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