; and (B) during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B). . (2) Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Section 1841 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395t ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Advance payment program transfers (1) In general There shall be transferred from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund, periodically (as determined by the Secretary/the Managing Trustee), amounts such that the aggregate amount so transferred under this paragraph equals the total amount of specified payments (as defined in paragraph (2)) made under this part. (2) Specified payment In this subsection, the term specified payment means a payment that is made— (A) under the program described in section 421.214 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and (B) during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B). . (c) Insurer requirements Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–11 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2730. Coverage and payment requirements for items and services furnished to COVID–19 patients out-of-network In the case of an item or service furnished by a health care provider to a COVID–19 patient who is an enrollee in a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, if such provider does not have in effect a contractual relationship for furnishing such item or service under such plan or coverage, the plan or issuer (as applicable)— (1) shall pay to such provider the amount which would have been payable to such provider had such provider had in effect such a relationship for furnishing such item or service