United States · Bill · S
S. 1190 (116th)
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019
Introduced
11 April 2019
Last action
11 April 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 This bill allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services.
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Timeline
11 April 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
11 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 11 April 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1190
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1190
- us · 116-s-1190 · source updated 5 December 2025