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§ 449.82. Designation

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: July 5, 2005

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1I. Medicare Hospital Service Payment Designation Act
Effective: July 5, 2005
35 P.S. § 449.82
§ 449.82. Designation
Currentness
For purposes of payments to hospitals for inpatient or outpatient hospital services under section 1886 of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww), the following are hereby designated as rural hospitals pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E)(ii)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395ww(d)(8)(E)(ii)(II)):
(1) hospitals designated as Medicare-dependent hospitals as of April 30, 2002, or Critical Access hospitals as of December 31, 2005;
(2) hospitals located in a census tract with rural-urban commuting area codes 4 through 10 established by the United States Department of Agriculture; and
(3) hospitals with 50 or fewer beds that serve at a minimum 70% Medicare patient population and demonstrate service to individuals from federally designated health professional shortage areas.

Credits

2003, June 30, P.L. 15, No. 7, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 2005, July 5, P.L. 59, No. 22, § 1, imd. effective.
35 P.S. § 449.82, PA ST 35 P.S. § 449.82
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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