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S 1595 110th Congress Senate

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hos… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program.

Introduced: December 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careHospitalsHousing and Community DevelopmentMedicare
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Jun 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7556-7557)
Jun 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 12, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007 - 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 10, 2007
Isakson, Johnny
· Dec 6, 2007
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1595: Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1595/
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"S. 1595: Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1595/.
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