To waive the 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Tyler Memorial Hospital as a critical access hospital under the Medicare Program.

Waives the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access hospital (CAH) under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit recognition as a CAH of Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3637 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3637

   To waive the 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Tyler Memorial 
   Hospital as a critical access hospital under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2009

  Mr. Carney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To waive the 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Tyler Memorial 
   Hospital as a critical access hospital under the Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF 35-MILE RULE TO PERMIT RECOGNITION OF TYLER 
              MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, is deemed to 
meet the requirement of section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(i)(I)) for purposes of 
obtaining designation as a critical access hospital under the Medicare 
program effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 
1, 2009.
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