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Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Mar 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, during a specified extension period, to extend the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction (the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, as extended for calendar year 2013 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and through calendar year 2014 by Public Law 113-198).

Directs the Secretary to study the impact (including the economic impact and the impact upon hospital staffing needs, if any) on critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals of not extending the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction.

What's happening now March 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3