Adjusts eligibility for rural emergency hospital designation under Medicare.

This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program. It modifies the criteria to include facilities that meet the requirements at any point between January 1, 2015, and the present, and regardless of changes in the facility's national provider identification number due to ownership changes.

Adjusts eligibility for rural emergency hospital designation under Medicare.

This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program. It modifies the criteria to include facilities that meet the requirements at any point between January 1, 2015, and the present, and regardless of changes in the facility's national provider identification number due to ownership changes.