HR 5507 · 115th Congress · Health

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-04-13· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2018-04-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 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.…

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Cosponsors (17)

4 Democrats13 Republicans