US SB1585 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8871)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8871)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended by the Family Support Act of 1988 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, to treat a critical access hospital as rural, notwithstanding the reclassification of its location county as an urban county ("Lugar county") under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, in order to permit pass-through payment for the reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) services. Counts on-call and standby costs for such services as reasonable CRNA costs.
Title
A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in "Lugar counties", and for on-call and standby costs for such services.
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8871) | |
2009-08-05 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8871) |
Same As/Similar To
HB3151 (Related) 2009-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medicare
Nursing
Rural conditions and development
Surgery and anesthesia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1585/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1585/BILLS-111s1585is.pdf |