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S 1171 111th Congress Senate Health Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development

Critical Access Flexibility Act of 2009

Introduced: June 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 3, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 3, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6033)
Jun 3, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Access Flexibility Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program a state may establish.

Authorizes state designation of a Medicare critical access hospital (CAH), even if it does not comply with the requirement that it be located more than a 35-mile drive from another hospital, if it is certified by the state on or after enactment of this Act as being a necessary provider of health care services to residents in the area. (Thus restores state authority that existed before January 1, 2006, to waive the 35-mile rule.)

What's happening now June 3, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2692 Related bill CAH Designation Waiver Authority Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 11, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 9, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Aug 4, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 29, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1171: Critical Access Flexibility Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1171/
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