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  <xsd:element name="DebtInstrumentBasisForVariableRate" id="sem_DebtInstrumentBasisForVariableRate" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element name="StockRepurchaseProgramIncreaseInAuthorizedAmount" id="sem_StockRepurchaseProgramIncreaseInAuthorizedAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="ShareRepurchaseTable" id="sem_ShareRepurchaseTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="ShareRepurchaseLineItems" id="sem_ShareRepurchaseLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>


