HOUSE 1041116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/7/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-02-07Introduced in House
- 2019-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-07 (00)
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019
This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.
Cosponsors (7)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Steve Watkins (R-KS)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
Subjects
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Hospital care
- Medicare
- Rural conditions and development
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