US SB258 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 21-13)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN] | Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] |
| Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. John Thune [R-SD] |
| Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
| Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] |
| Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
| Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
| Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB169 (Same As) 2015-03-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/258/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s258/BILLS-114s258is.pdf |
