US Congress House Bill 668 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to state Medicare rural hospital flexibility programs, in particular the criteria for designation of critical access hospitals. Revises requirements for the counting of beds for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital. Allows a facility to provide a maximum of 20 (currently 25) acute care inpatient beds, as determined on an annual, average basis. Declares that only occupied beds shall be counted. Exempts from the critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation beds provided to certain veterans.

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009

Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-23		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB307 (Same As) 2009-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S791-792)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/668/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr668/BILLS-111hr668ih.pdf