To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds.

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to, with respect to certain discharges involving severe wounds, extend and expand a temporary exception from certain Medicare payment limits for long-term care hospital (LTCH) inpatient services. Current law generally applies payment limits to inpatient services for LTCHs that do not meet specified discharge requirements.