Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2016

Summary

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment under Medicare for certain services furnished to hospice patients by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With respect to a patient who elects to receive hospice care under Medicare, current law generally limits payment for services that are either duplicative of such care or related to the treatment of the individual's terminal illness. However, current law exempts from this limitation: (1) physicians' services furnished by the individual's attending physician, if not an employee of the hospice program; and (2) services provided or arranged by the hospice program. The bill expands this exemption with regard to rural health clinic and FQHC services. Specifically, the Medicare payment limitation shall not apply to such services that: (1) would otherwise be physicians' services if furnished by an individual unaffiliated with a rural health clinic or FQHC; and (2) are either arranged by the hospice program or furnished by the individual's attending physician, if not an employee of the hospice program.

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Timeline

1. 14 July 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 July 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 July 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 July 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 July 2016 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 July 2016

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Sponsors

• Lynn Jenkins · R · Sponsor
• RON KIND · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Scott Tipton · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Gregg Harper · R · Cosponsor
• Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
• Jeff Fortenberry · R · Cosponsor
• Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
• Ann Kuster · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2016
• related to ← Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016