Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act

Summary

Creating Capacity for Communities in Need Act This bill provides for an exception, during the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that prohibit physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity. Specifically, the bill excludes from such restrictions any increase in operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds for which a hospital is licensed or begins construction during the period of March 13, 2020, through the last day of the national emergency.

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Timeline

1. 19 March 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 19 March 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate · 19 March 2020 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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