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HOUSE 741115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017

Last Action
2/9/2017

Actions

  • 2017-02-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-02-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-01-30Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-30Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-30Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-30Introduced in House
  • 2017-01-30Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-30 (00)

Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.

Cosponsors (20)

  • David Loebsack (D-IA)
  • Adrian Smith (R-NE)
  • COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
  • Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
  • Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
  • Scott Tipton (R-CO)
  • Ben Luján (D-NM)
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • Timothy Walz (D-MN)
  • Sean Duffy (R-WI)
  • Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
  • RON KIND (D-WI)
  • Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
  • Greg Gianforte (R-MT)
  • Rob Bishop (R-UT)
  • Ron Estes (R-KS)
  • Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
  • Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
  • Terri Sewell (D-AL)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health care quality
  • Health personnel
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Hospital care
  • Medicare
  • Rural conditions and development
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