United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 538 (119th)
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025
Introduced
16 January 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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25 October 2025
Summary
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025 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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 16 January 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 January 2025
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/538
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/538