S 586 · 116th Congress · Health

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-02-27· Sponsored by Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]· 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.(2019-02-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 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 (11)

3 Democrats8 Republicans