[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10311 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10311

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a civil 
 monetary penalty for certain hospitals failing to comply with certain 
 requirements where such failure immediately jeopardizes the health or 
                          safety of patients.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2026

 Mr. Edwards introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a civil 
 monetary penalty for certain hospitals failing to comply with certain 
 requirements where such failure immediately jeopardizes the health or 
                          safety of patients.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Accountability Mission 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING A CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALS 
              FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WHERE SUCH 
              FAILURE IMMEDIATELY JEOPARDIZES THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF 
              PATIENTS.

    Section 1866(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5)(A) In the case that the Secretary makes a determination 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) with respect to a 
specified hospital and finds that the failure that is the subject of 
such determination immediately jeopardizes the health or safety of 
individuals receiving items and services from such hospital, the 
Secretary may, in the case the Secretary has previously made such a 
determination and finding with respect to such hospital during the 2-
year period ending on the date of the determination and finding at 
issue, in addition to or in lieu of any action authorized under 
paragraph (2), impose a civil monetary penalty in an amount not to 
exceed $10,000 for each day during which such failure was ongoing.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall make available on a public website of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a centralized manner each 
determination described in subparagraph (A) with respect to which the 
Secretary has made a finding described in such subparagraph.
    ``(C) The provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) 
and (b) of such section) shall apply to a civil monetary penalty under 
subparagraph (A) in the same manner as such provisions apply to a 
penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
    ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `specified hospital' 
means a hospital, critical access hospital, or rural emergency hospital 
with an agreement under this section (other than such a hospital, 
critical access hospital, or rural emergency hospital that is a 
nonprofit entity).''.
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