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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 44 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 44
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to include rural
emergency hospitals in the definition of a covered entity for purposes
of the 340B drug discount program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Bergman (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to include rural
emergency hospitals in the definition of a covered entity for purposes
of the 340B drug discount program.
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 ``Rural 340B Access Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INCLUDING RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS AS COVERED ENTITIES FOR
PURPOSES OF THE 340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
Section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
256b(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(P) An entity that is a rural emergency hospital
(as defined in section 1861(kkk)(2) of the Social
Security Act) that is owned or operated by a unit of
State or local government, is a public or private non-
profit corporation which is formally granted
governmental powers by a unit of State or local
government, or is a private non-profit rural emergency
hospital which has a contract with a State or local
government to provide health care services to low
income individuals who are not entitled to benefits
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act or
eligible for assistance under the State plan under this
title.''.
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