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H.R. 1248 (105th)

Rural Health Care Protection Act of 1997

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 April 1997

Last action

5 August 1997 · Committee

Status

See H.R.2015.

Sponsors

Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]

Subjects

Healthcare, Taxation

Source updated

21 August 2025

Healthcare · Taxation

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Summary

Rural Health Care Protection Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a hospital which has ever been classified as a rural referral center, to prohibit denial of a request for its reclassification on the basis of any comparison between its average hourly wage and the average hourly wages of hospitals in the area in which it is located. Declares that any hospital classified as a rural referral center by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY 1991 shall be so classified for FY 1998 and each subsequent fiscal year. Permits hospital geographic reclassification for purposes of disproportionate share payment adjustments. Permits rebasing of Medicare payment for sole community hospitals using FY 1994 and 1995 costs.

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Timeline

  1. 8 April 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 April 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 April 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 April 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 August 1997

    Committee

    See H.R.2015.

    Source: Committee

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