Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 1989

Summary

Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 1989 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to treat a hospital as a sole community hospital for Medicare payment purposes if it is located: (1) more than 35 miles from other hospitals furnishing short-term, acute care; (2) 15 to 35 miles from other hospitals furnishing short-term, acute care and not more than 50 percent of part A (Hospital Insurance) Medicare beneficiaries in such hospital's service area are admitted to other hospitals within 35 miles of such hospital or, if larger, within such hospital's service area; or (3) 15 to 35 miles from other hospitals furnishing short-term, acute care, if such other hospitals are inaccessible for at least one month each year due to local topography or severe weather conditions. Maintains a sole community hospital classification until there is a change in the circumstances giving rise to such classification or the hospital requests a cancellation of such classification. Requires that Medicare payments to sole community hospitals cover the reasonable operating costs of inpatient hospital services provided by such hospitals.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 March 1989

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