HOUSE 1565118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-03-10Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2023-03-10Introduced in House
- 2023-03-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-10 (00)
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2023
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)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Subjects
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Hospital care
- Medicare
- Rural conditions and development
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