; and (ii) establish a process to take into account inaccuracies in Social Security records or other official death records before revoking billing authority for ambulance providers and suppliers under section 424.535 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). . III Leverage Ambulance Services To Protect Access to Care in Rural America 301. Protecting access to ambulance services in rural and low population density areas Section 1834(l)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (C) Exception for Rural and Qualified Rural Areas The Secretary shall deem an area designated as a rural or qualified rural area under this paragraph that would otherwise no longer receive such designation to retain its previous designated status if there are 1,000 or fewer individuals per square mile in the area. (D) Right to Appeal Rural Areas and Qualified Rural Areas The Secretary shall establish an administrative appeals process to allow ambulance services providers and suppliers to seek reconsideration of a change in a ZIP code’s status as a rural or qualified rural area during the first 12 months after the Secretary finalizes a change in the designation made under this paragraph. .