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S 307 111th Congress Senate

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009

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 and to exempt from the critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain veterans.

Introduced: March 23, 2009 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsMedicareRural conditions and developmentVeterans' medical care
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Jan 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S791-792)
Jan 22, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S791)
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 22, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S791-792)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 - 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.

Exempts from the critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation beds provided to certain veterans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 668 Identical bill Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 29, 2009
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 20, 2009
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 1, 2009
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 23, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 16, 2009
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 9, 2009
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 307: Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-307/
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