Eliminating hospitalization requirement for extended care services furnished by certain hospitals

Section 1812(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395d(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The Secretary shall provide for coverage under subsection (a)(2)(B) of extended care services (that are not posthospital extended care services) furnished on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph by a hospital described in subsection (b) of section 1883 pursuant to an agreement under such section for such a duration as the Secretary determines appropriate such that the coverage of such services for such duration does not alter the acute care nature of the benefit described in subsection (a)(2)..