United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 668 (111th)
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009
Introduced
23 January 2009
Last action
23 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to state Medicare rural hospital flexibility programs, in particular the criteria for designation of critical access hospitals. Revises requirements for the counting of beds for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital. Allows a facility to provide a maximum of 20 (currently 25) acute care inpatient beds, as determined on an annual, average basis. Declares that only occupied beds shall be counted. Exempts from the critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation beds provided to certain veterans.
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Timeline
23 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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23 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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23 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/668
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/668
- us · 111-hr-668 · source updated 5 December 2025