HR 4452 · 110th Congress · Health

CAH Designation Waiver Authority Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-12-11· Sponsored by Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2007-12-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] CAH Designation Waiver Authority Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program a state may establish. Authorizes state designation of a Medicare critical access hospital (CAH), even if it does not comply with the requirement that it be located more than a 35-mile drive from another hospital, if it is certified by the state on or after enactment of this Act as being a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area. (Thus restores state authority that existed before January 1, 2006, to waive the 35-mile rule.)…

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1 Democrat