# 119-hr-9108: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program.

119-hr-9108, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9108
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Broadens eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation** by replacing a single "as of" date with a timing window that begins January 1, 2015 and runs to the statute's specified end date. It also ensures a facility's national provider identification number (NPI) change caused by a change in ownership does not affect whether the subsection applies. - Rural hospitals and facility administrators: They can qualify if they met the statutory criteria at any point during the January 1, 2015 start window rather than only on one snapshot date. This can help facilities that missed a single-date test. - Owners and buyers of rural facilities: Ownership transfers that lead to a new NPI will not disrupt the facility's eligibility under the subsection. This protects designation status through changes in ownership.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier Medicare rural hospital access: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would change who can get the Medicare rural emergency hospital designation. It would let a facility satisfy the timing test if it met the rule at any time during a specified period. That period would begin on January 1, 2015 and end on the date already specified in law. It wou…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9108 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9108)

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- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
- [119-hr-10293: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10293)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9108 (as of 2026-06-26).