US SB895 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2048)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2048)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Permanently extends the rule to not enforce the Medicare direct-supervision requirements for outpatient, therapeutic services at critical access hospitals and small, rural hospitals. Such rule permits therapeutic services to be administered at such hospitals outside a physician or nonphysician practitioner's presence.
Title
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] |
| Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2048) |
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/116th-congress/senate-bill/895/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s895/BILLS-116s895is.pdf |
