Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to enhance rural emergency hospital services.

The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the designation of rural emergency hospitals. It modifies eligibility criteria, waives certain requirements, and allows hospitals that revert to critical access hospital designation to regain their status as necessary providers of health care services. The bill also includes provisions for distinct part units, payment for diagnostic laboratory tests, and small rural hospital improvement program grants.

Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to enhance rural emergency hospital services.

The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the designation of rural emergency hospitals. It modifies eligibility criteria, waives certain requirements, and allows hospitals that revert to critical access hospital designation to regain their status as necessary providers of health care services. The bill also includes provisions for distinct part units, payment for diagnostic laboratory tests, and small rural hospital improvement program grants.