Legislation

118 STAT. 3972

PUBLIC LAW 108–490—DEC. 23, 2004

Public Law 108–490
108th Congress
An Act
Dec. 23, 2004
[H.R. 5204]

To amend section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (relating to children’s
hospitals) to modify provisions regarding the determination of the amount of
payments for indirect expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISREGARD OF NEWBORN BASSINETS IN CALCULATING
CASE MIX FOR RECEIPT BY CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS OF
FUNDING FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

42 USC 256e
note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 340E(d) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 256e(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘related to’’ and inserting
‘‘associated with’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘ratio of the’’ after ‘‘hospitals and
the’’; and
(B) by inserting at the end before the semicolon ‘‘to
beds (but excluding beds or bassinets assigned to healthy
newborn infants)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall apply to payments for periods beginning with fiscal year
2005.
Approved December 23, 2004.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5204:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
Oct. 6, considered and passed House.
Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

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