S 2910 IS

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine.

July 24, 2000

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. GRASSLEY, and Mrs. LINCOLN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine.

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 `Geriatric Workforce Relief Act of 2000'.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING EXPANSION OF MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

(a) PAYMENT FOR DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION- Section 1886(h)(4)(F)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(F)(i)), as amended by section 407(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1501A-374), as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(6) of Public Law 106-113, is amended by inserting `or in the case of a medical residency training program in geriatric medicine' after `in a rural area'.

(b) PAYMENT FOR INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION- Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), as so amended, is amended by inserting `or in the case of a medical residency training program in geriatric medicine' after `in a rural area'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATES-

(1) DGME- The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to cost reporting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2001.

(2) IME- The amendment made by subsection (b) applies to discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2001.

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