1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act . 2. Inclusion of critical care hospitals in the paycheck protection program (a) Eligibility of hospitals with more than one physical location Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iii) ) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) . (b) Waiver of affiliation rules Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) ) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) . (c) Critical care hospitals defined Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (vii) Critical care hospital defined In this clause, the term critical care hospital means a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(e) )) that— (I) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) ), is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E) ), or is a critical access hospital, as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1) ); or (II) for the most recent cost reporting period under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d) ), received an additional payment under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F) ). .