A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in "Lugar counties", and for on-call and standby costs for such services.

Summary

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended by the Family Support Act of 1988 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, to treat a critical access hospital as rural, notwithstanding the reclassification of its location county as an urban county ("Lugar county") under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, in order to permit pass-through payment for the reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) services. Counts on-call and standby costs for such services as reasonable CRNA costs.

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Timeline

1. 5 August 2009

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8871)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 August 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 August 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8871)

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 August 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 August 2009

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Sponsors

• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009