HR 169 · 114th Congress · Health

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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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 Subcommittee on Health.(2015-03-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under which 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans