S 1595 · 110th Congress · Health

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-06-12· Sponsored by Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2007-06-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to state Medicare rural hospital flexibility programs, in particular the criteria for designation of critical access hospitals. Revises requirements for the counting of beds for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital. Allows a facility to provide a maximum of 20 (currently 25) acute care inpatient beds, as determined on an annual, average basis. Declares that only occupied beds shall be counted.…

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Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans