H.R. 7486

119 HR 7486 IH: Protecting Hospitals from Disaster Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7486  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 11, 2026   Mr. Beyer  (for himself and  Mr. Buchanan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for support to facility-based providers through contracts with quality improvement organizations.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Hospitals from Disaster Act of 2026  .
2.
Providing for support to facility-based providers through contracts with quality improvement organizations
(a)
QIO function
Section 1154(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320c–3(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(19)
The organization shall provide support to facility-based providers (as defined in section 1862(g)(3)(B)) to prepare for and respond to extreme weather events to mitigate physical and chronic risks to such providers and their patients.
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(b)
Transfer of funds for QIO support
Section 1862(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(3)
(A)
The Secretary shall provide for the transfer, from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account, of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended, for purposes of requiring organizations described in paragraph (1) to provide to a facility-based provider (as defined in subparagraph (B)) support for the purposes described in section 1154(a)(19).
(B)
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term facility-based provider means—
(i)
a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e));
(ii)
a psychiatric hospital (as defined in section 1861(f));
(iii)
a skilled nursing facility (as defined in section 1861(j));
(iv)
a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm));
(v)
a long-term care hospital (as defined in section 1861(ccc));
(vi)
a rural emergency hospital (as defined in section 1861(kkk)(2)); or
(vii)
an inpatient rehabilitation facility (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(ii)).
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