WAIVER OF CAP ON ANNUAL PAYMENTS FOR NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PAYMENTS.

SEC. 4143. WAIVER OF CAP ON ANNUAL PAYMENTS FOR NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PAYMENTS.(a) In General.—Section 1886(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(l)(2)(B)) is amended—(1) by striking “payments.—Such ratio” and inserting “payments.—“(i) In general.—Subject to clause (ii), such ratio” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:“(ii) Exception to annual limitation for each of 2010 through 2019.—For each of 2010 through 2019, the limitation under clause (i) on the total amount of additional payments for nursing and allied health education to be distributed to hospitals under this subsection for portions of cost reporting periods occurring in the year shall not apply to such payments made in such year to those hospitals that, as of the date of the enactment of this clause, are operating a school of nursing, a school of allied health, or a school of nursing and allied health.” . (b) No Affect on Payments for Direct Graduate Medical Education.—Section 1886(h)(3)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(3)(D)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: “In applying the preceding sentence for each of 2010 through 2019, the Secretary shall not take into account any increase in the total amount of such additional payment amounts for such nursing and allied health education for portions 136 STAT. 5931 of cost reporting periods occurring in the year pursuant to the application of paragraph (2)(B)(ii) of such subsection.”. (c) Retroactive Application.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made for portions of cost reporting periods occurring in 2010 through 2019. (d) Funding.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2023, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out the amendments made by this section.