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HR 3151 111th Congress House Health Health care coverage and access Hospital care Medicare Nursing Rural conditions and development Surgery and anesthesia

Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009

Introduced: July 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended by 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.

What's happening now July 9, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1585 Related bill A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critic…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 10, 2010
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 12, 2010
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 28, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3151: Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3151/
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"H.R. 3151: Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3151/.
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H.R. 3151, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3151/.
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