[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3219 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3219
To provide funding relating to COVID-19 for high Medicaid providers,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 13, 2021
Mr. Rush (for himself and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
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A BILL
To provide funding relating to COVID-19 for high Medicaid providers,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR HIGH MEDICAID PROVIDERS RELATING TO COVID-19.
(a) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary, for fiscal year 2021, out of any monies
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000 for
purposes of making payments to eligible high Medicaid health care
providers for health care related expenses and lost revenues that are
attributable to COVID-19. Amounts appropriated under the preceding
sentence shall remain available until expended.
(b) Application Requirement.--To be eligible for a payment under
this section, an eligible high Medicaid health care provider shall
submit to the Secretary an application in such form and manner as the
Secretary shall prescribe. Such application shall contain the
following:
(1) A statement justifying the need of the provider for the
payment, including documentation of the health care related
expenses attributable to COVID-19 and lost revenues
attributable to COVID-19.
(2) The tax identification number of the provider.
(3) Such assurances as the Secretary determines appropriate
that the eligible high Medicaid health care provider will
maintain and make available such documentation and submit such
reports (at such time, in such form, and containing such
information as the Secretary shall prescribe) as the Secretary
determines is necessary to ensure compliance with any
conditions imposed by the Secretary under this section.
(4) Any other information determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
(c) Limitation.--Payments made to an eligible high Medicaid health
care provider under this section may not be used to reimburse any
expense or loss that--
(1) has been reimbursed from another source; or
(2) another source is obligated to reimburse.
(d) Application of Requirements, Rules, and Procedures.--The
Secretary shall apply any requirements, rules, or procedures as the
Secretary deems appropriate for the efficient execution of this
section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible high medicaid health care provider.--The term
``eligible high Medicaid health care provider'' means a
provider of supplier that--
(A) is enrolled with a State Medicaid plan under
title XIX (or a waiver of such plan);
(B) provides diagnoses, testing, or care for
individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19;
and
(C) is either--
(i) a disproportionate share hospitals
described in Section 1923(b) of the Social
Security Act;
(ii) a children's hospitals described in
Section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social
Security Act and Section 340E of the Public
Health Service Act;
(iii) a physician or other practitioner
described Section 1903(t)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)(2)(A)); or
(iv) such other providers and suppliers as
the Secretary determines should be
appropriately considered to be included based
on high caseloads of patients eligible under
title XIX of the Social Security Act.
(2) Health care related expenses attributable to covid-
19.--The term ``health care related expenses attributable to
COVID-19'' means health care related expenses to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to COVID-19, including the building or
construction of a temporary structure, the leasing of a
property, the purchase of medical supplies and equipment,
including personal protective equipment and testing supplies,
providing for increased workforce and training (including
maintaining staff, obtaining additional staff, or both), the
operation of an emergency operation center, retrofitting a
facility, providing for surge capacity, and other expenses
determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(3) Lost revenue attributable to covid-19.--The term ``lost
revenue attributable to COVID-19'' has the meaning given that
term in the Frequently Asked Questions guidance released by the
Department of Health and Human Services in June 2020, including
the difference between such provider's budgeted and actual
revenue if such budget had been established and approved prior
to March 27, 2020.
(4) Payment.--The term ``payment'' includes, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary, a prepayment, a prospective
payment, a retrospective payment, or a payment through a grant
or other mechanism.
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