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Senate Bill 1800
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Rural Health Sustainability Act of 2025
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Introduced in Senate on May 19, 2025
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S. 1800 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1800


To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 19, 2025

Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals.

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

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Rural Health Sustainability Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Modification of criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals.

Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)(3)) is amended—

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “as of the date of the enactment of this subsection” and inserting “as of January 1, 2014”;

(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking “or” at the end;

(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

    “(C) was designated as rural by the Office of Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources and Services Administration.”.