To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program.

TL;DR (AI)

• The bill retroactively adjusts the eligibility start date for rural emergency hospital designation under Medicare to January 1, 2015.
• It clarifies that a facility's eligibility for rural emergency hospital designation remains unchanged even if the facility undergoes a change in ownership.
• The bill amends the Social Security Act to modify eligibility requirements for the rural emergency hospital designation within the Medicare program.