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HR 3000 99th Congress House Social Welfare Agriculture and Rural Affairs Extended care facilities Health facilities Hospitals Medicare Nursing homes Rural affairs legislation Rural public health

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the "swing-bed" program.

Introduced: July 16, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 22, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 16, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 16, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit a hospital to furnish extended care services if the hospital: (1) is located in a rural area and has at least 50 beds and not more than 150 beds; and (2) the hospital certifies that the average daily census in any year of individuals receiving such extended care services does not exceed 40 individuals.

Prohibits Medicare payments for extended care services furnished to an extended care patient in a hospital after the end of the five day period beginning on which such patient could be in a skilled nursing facility.

What's happening now July 23, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 3, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3000: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the "swing-bed" program.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3000/
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"H.R. 3000: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the "swing-bed" program.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3000/.
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H.R. 3000, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3000/.
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