EXTENSION OF FRONTIER COMMUNITY HEALTH INTEGRATION PROJECT DEMONSTRATION.

SEC. 129. EXTENSION OF FRONTIER COMMUNITY HEALTH INTEGRATION PROJECT DEMONSTRATION. (a) In General.—Subsection (f) of section 123 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “3-year period beginning on October 1, 2009” and inserting “3-year period beginning on August 1, 2016 (referred to in this section as the ‘initial period’), and 5-year period beginning on July 1, 2021 (referred to in this section as the ‘extension period’)”; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “project.—The demonstration” and inserting“ project.— “(A) Initial period.—During the initial period, the demonstration” ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) Extension period.—During the extension period, the demonstration project under this section shall be considered to have begun in a State on the date during such period on which the eligible counties selected to participate in the demonstration project under subsection (d)(3) begin operations in accordance with the requirements under the demonstration project.” ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) Re-entry on a rolling basis for extension period.—A critical access hospital participating in the demonstration project under this section during the extension period shall begin such participation in the cost reporting year that begins on or after July 1, 2021.” . (b) Eligible Entities.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section 123 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “In this section” and inserting “Subject to subparagraph (C), in this section”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) Extension period.—An entity shall only be eligible to participate in the demonstration project under this section during the extension period if the entity participated in the demonstration project under this section during the initial period.” . (c) Funding.—Subsection (g)(1) of such section 123 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking “In general” and inserting “Initial period”; and (B) by inserting “with respect to the initial period” before the period at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) Extension period.—The Secretary shall provide for the transfer of $10,000,000, in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1841 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t), to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the purposes of carrying out its duties under the demonstration project under this section with respect to the extension period.” .