Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to improve rural emergency hospital designation.

The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to enhance the designation of rural emergency hospitals. It modifies eligibility criteria, allowing facilities that operate similarly to rural emergency hospitals to convert. It also mandates distinct part units for inpatient rehabilitation, obstetric care, and psychiatric care. The act includes rural emergency hospital services under Medicaid and provides for necessary provider status for facilities reverting to critical access hospital designation.

Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to improve rural emergency hospital designation.

The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to enhance the designation of rural emergency hospitals. It modifies eligibility criteria, allowing facilities that operate similarly to rural emergency hospitals to convert. It also mandates distinct part units for inpatient rehabilitation, obstetric care, and psychiatric care. The act includes rural emergency hospital services under Medicaid and provides for necessary provider status for facilities reverting to critical access hospital designation.