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This bill, the Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act, amends the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publicly list all rehabilitation innovation centers on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website and update the list biennially. The bill defines "rehabilitation innovation centers" as facilities that meet certain criteria, such as holding a federal rehabilitation research and training designation and having a minimum Medicare estimated weight per discharge and teaching status. 2. Allowing the Secretary to implement the public listing requirement through program instruction or other means, and exempting the data collection from the Paperwork Reduction Act. 3. Requiring the Secretary to submit a report to Congress by March 15, 2022, with recommendations for legislation and administrative actions to preserve access to the rehabilitation innovation centers. The purpose of this bill is to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries continue to have access to these specialized rehabilitation facilities, which provide research and innovative treatments for conditions like traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5503/all-info