US HB3444 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-10-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-10-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program and criteria for designation of critical access hospitals, specifically the requirement to provide not more than 25 acute care inpatient beds for inpatient care for up to 96 hours per patient as an annual average. Permits a facility that was designated a critical access hospital before enactment of this Act, in the alternative, to satisfy such requirement by providing not more than 20 acute care inpatient beds. Requires all beds to be occupied for the bed count to meet this critical access hospital criterion.
Title
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2013
Sponsors
Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR] | Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-10-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3444/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3444/BILLS-113hr3444ih.pdf |