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S 1585 111th Congress Senate

A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as…

Official title: A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in "Lugar counties", and for on-call and standby costs for such services.

Introduced: August 5, 2009 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 5, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8871)
Aug 5, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8871)
Aug 5, 2009
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8871)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended by the Family Support Act of 1988 and 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3151 Related bill Rural Access to Nurse Anesthesia Services Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1585: A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in "Lugar counties", and for on-call and standby costs for such services.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1585/
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"S. 1585: A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in "Lugar counties", and for on-call and standby costs for such services.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1585/.
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S. 1585, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1585/.
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