Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018

Summary

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.

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Timeline

1. 18 December 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 December 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 December 2018 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

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