US HB741 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-9)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Title
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS] | Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] | Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE] | Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] |
| Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] | Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO] |
| Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN] | Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI] |
| Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE] | Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT] |
| Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS] | Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI] | Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC] |
| Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] | Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-01-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-01-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-01-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-01-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB243 (Related) 2017-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/741/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr741/BILLS-115hr741ih.pdf |
