US SB243 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance 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
| Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
| Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB741 (Related) 2017-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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/senate-bill/243/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s243/BILLS-115s243is.pdf |
