Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 1.djvu/422

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Ill STAT. 398 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 (B) that is located in a State in which the amount of the aggregate payments under section 1886(d) of such Act for hospitals located in the State and described in paragraph (3) for their cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal year 1995 is less than the aggregate allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services (as defined in section 1886(a)(4) of such Act) for all such hospitals in such State with respect to such cost reporting periods; and (C) with respect to which the payments under section 1886(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)) for discharges occurring in the cost reporting period involved, as estimated by the Secretary, is less than the allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services (as defined in section 1886(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(a)(4)) for such hospital for such period, as estimated by the Secretary. (3) NON-TEACHING, NON-DSH HOSPITALS DESCRIBED.— A hospital described in this paragraph for a cost reporting period is a subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(l)(B))) that— (A) is not receiving any additional payment amount described in section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)) for discharges occurring during the period; (B) is not receiving any additional payment under section 1886(d)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)) or a payment under section 1886(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) for discharges occurring during the period; and (C) does not qualify for payment under section 1886(d)(5)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) for the period. SEC. 4402. MAINTAINING SAVINGS FROM TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN CAPITAL PAYMENTS FOR PPS HOSPITALS. Section 1886(g)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(l)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "In addition to the reduction described in the preceding sentence, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997, the Secretary shall apply the budget neutredity adjustment factor used to determine the Federal capital pa3niient rate in effect on September 30, 1995 (as described in section 412.352 of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations), to (i) the unadjusted standard Federal capital pa3anent rate (as described in section 412.308(c) of that title, as in effect on September 30, 1997), and (ii) the unadjusted hospital-specific rate (as described in section 412.328(e)(1) of that title, as in effect on September 30, 1997), and, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997, and before September 30, 2002, reduce the rates described in clauses (i) and (ii) by 2.1 percent.". SEC. 4403. DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(F) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)) is amended— (1) in clause (i) by inserting "and before October 1, 1997" after "May 1, 1986"; (2) in clause (ii), by striking "The amount" and inserting "Subject to clause (ix), the amount"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(ix) In the case of discharges occurring—